I love this movie so much

hyped garbage

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Well, Michael Mann and family... he was the producer and asstd family members did the heavy lifting. Under his guidance perhaps... and it shows in certain scenes. The movie drops you into a situation without much background, with characters that have baggage. A confusing bunch of crimes and a smorgasbord of lowlifes and likely suspects. The first half is somewhat slow and the second half comes out of the gate hard and fast. Michael Mann fans should see this one.

Detectives Mike Souder (Sam Worthington) and Brian Heigh (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) are investigating mutilated bodies dumped in a marsh known as the Killing Fields. They pick up Anne Sliger (Chloë Grace Moretz) who is under probation and is suppose to be home but she doesn't get along with her troubled mother Lucie (Sheryl Lee). Detective Pam Stall (Jessica Chastain) is a police investigator from the neighboring jurisdiction and Mike's ex-wife.It has some grimy hard-boiled police drama. It's not breaking any new grounds. The actors try to do good work. Other than Worthington, I like all the actors. It has a moody backwoods sense. It's slow and disjointed at times. Directed by Ami Canaan Mann daughter of the famous Michael Mann, this is a good starting point but is not good enough to guarantee future greatness. She has an interesting eye but there is not enough tension for much of the movie.

Do you know actually anyone who's seen Texas Killing Fields? Exactly. This low profile American thriller is a generic crime story about 2 detectives solving unsolved murders in the Texas killing fields. The film is directed by Ami Canaan Mann, who is the daughter of Michael Mann. This is a mixed bag; perfectly competent but blatantly flawed. TKF has a surprisingly good cast but they're underused. Sam Worthington gives the only remotely interesting performance I've seen from him (A blank void of an actor if I ever saw one). Jeffery Dean Morgan is good in the film, and his character is more interesting but Jessica Chastain is utterly wasted in some pointless side role. Chloe Grace Moretz gives what is probably the best performance in the movie. Ami Canaan Mann has certainly inherited her father's gift for strong cinematography, and the film is better shot than expected. It delivers on the rubbishy goods and offers a reasonably well made slideshow of formulaic crime based thrills with bleak cinematography.TKF, on the negative side, fails to create much interest in the formulaic characters or standard plot. The film simply goes the motions without giving any real depth or dimension to any of its already seen elements. In general, it's not a very interesting story and it's pretty obvious from the start that Sam Worthington and Jeffery Dean Morgan will rescue Chloe Grace Moretz from the villain. It's not a memorable film at all and very forgettable, largely thanks to its dependence on other, superior movies for ideas. With little scope or narrative complexity TKF certainly feels slight but it's a reasonably entertaining way to spend an hour and 45 minutes. Perfectly OK overall, TKF lacks much interesting content but manages to be reasonably entertaining and it is better than expected. Reviews haven't been great, but it's perfectly inoffensive and watchable.6/10

The Texas Killing Fields pits two Texas lawman against a ruthless killer/child abductor. Directed by Ami Mann, the daughter of legendary director Michael Mann, this film stands as one of the more disappointing films I've seen. Filled with soapy performances and convoluted plot devices, the film amounts to nothing more than a direct-to-video mess of a film. Giving the potential talent behind the camera, this stands as a pretty disappointing addition to the police procedural. Ami Mann tries to balance the story between a group of backwoods hick killers and the detectives trying to arrest them. While the story is a clichè and has been done MANY times before, it still doesn't take the thrill away from the chase...the script does that for you. While the film is based on a true story, that's not even enough to make you suspend disbelief in certain scenes, especially with a scene near the end of the film that is so wildly ridiculous that anything that could have been used to its credit vanishes as soon as the scene ends. However, in Ami Mann's defense, she has HUGE shoes to fill especially with the crime drama genre that her father has perfected over his colorful career. The Texas Killing Fields gives the feel of a Michael Mann film in style and camera movements, but as far as a story goes, this script needed a few more re- writes if it wanted to leave a lasting impression. Despite the disappointment behind the camera, the real magic from this film comes in the performances. One thing Ami Mann can do is direct her actors. Featuring an all star cast made of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastin, Jason Clarke and Chloe Grace Moretz, there isn't one performance in this film that is lackluster. While every actor acted their ass off in this film, the real prize winner of the whole bunch is Jason Clarke. Clarke is a sadistic backwoods killer with a stone cold expression throughout the film. One scene between his character and another under an overpass is particularly well acted. If there is any reason at all to watch this film it is for the performances. Overall, The Texas Killing Fields is a bland police procedural that wastes its amazing cast on a bland script that never truly clicks.