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PURCHASE THE DVD: King of the Ants (2003)

I think it's fair to describe this 2003 crime drama as also having a heavy dose of horror, although it's not strictly a horror flick. It definitely has violence and brutality (and a torture sequence) that would normally be associated with horror.

A drifter who is willing to do just about anything to make money is offered a murder contract. Although squeamish, he does the job, and comes looking for his money. What he didn't know is that he was fully expected by his bosses to fail; they only wanted his failed attempt to scare the victim, an accountant, into not revealing the accounting problems he had found.

Unhappy with the accountant's death and with no intention of paying the drifter, the bosses come up with a plan to silence him without killing him. How they plan to do that is one of the surprises in the movie. Meantime, the drifter has fallen in love with his victim's widow, and is pursuing her. This offers several more surprises.

This is a very cool if unpleasant movie. There isn't really a predictable part in it, and the acting is excellent. Also of interest is Kari Wuhrer playing the widow. She does nudity as usual, but without her implants, which she had removed. Definitely a different look for her, because as we all know she had some humongous implants.