OUT TO KILL

US, 2014, 83 minutes, Colour.

Scott Sell, Tom Goss, Rob Moretti, Mark Strano.

Directed by Rob Williams.

A murder mystery with a twist. The main reason for seeing this murder mystery is that it is very much in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley (and several film versions like The Talented Mr Ripley with Mark Damon, very effective television series with Andrew Scott).

The setting is a block of apartments in Tampa, gay residents. The film is designed for a gay audience, the range of characters, the camp atmosphere and dialogue, relationships…

But, the investigation by the private detective provides comparatively few credible murderers and one begins to suspect…