Movie review: In 'The Killer,' David Fincher goes back to basics and proves he's still untouchable
David Fincher began his career by doing simple things perfectly — so perfectly, they approached a spooky kind of rush. A Madonna video. A Brad Pitt serial killer movie. Later, the excitement was in watching him take on -so-simple things, often continuing to do them perfectly. Another serial killer movie, this one darker and more suggestive. A film about Facebook and backstabbing. If Fincher has since gotten too fancy with his choice of material, there's always the
