vein natural born killers another movie popular critics excessive violence also loved kalifornia movie clearly glamorizes violence like think turns around final act kind like basketball diaries glamorizes drugs first shows bad side end movie far worse good side good david duchovny plays brian kessler artistic yuppie even artistically yuppie girlfriend violent sexy black white photography generally reserved for know where places nudity passes art maybe really understand it rate brian carrie duchovny michelle forbes fits role flawlessly make perfect couple go documentary tour famous murder sites brian writer write book carrie take picturesbr br being artistic types brian carrie quite financially prepared trip put ad someone share gas travel expenses contacted early grace adele corners brad pitt juliette lewis early parole assigned janitorial work local university parole officer sees ad bulletin board decides leave state while violating parole also leaving scene landlords murder deal pesky murder investigation two birds one stone knowbr br the movie curious ability portray two stereotypes artsy yuppies greasy trailer trash without resorting clichs even ending caricatures either type brian carrie artsy liberals carrie catches early adele brian fascinated earlys status outlaw seen scene brian shoots earlys gun never fired gun before hes fascinated little kid adele carrie back hotel adele reveals things childlike way fact early broke her smoking allowed drink early think women should early brian local bar brian reacts nervously drunk trying start fight him early first gives advice brian steps dishes quick lesson guy hit him bri comin one favorite scenes movie partly funny early gleefully says guys friends drag away bloodied battered also intercut girls back hotel learn much two couples differences conflicts likely come them besides that brian benefited earlys actions carrie appalled hears adele also illustrates different way carrie brian react early adelebr br clearly now tell typical odd couple type thriller city folk run country folk sorts stereotypical mayhem ensues one hand seems little convenient brian carrie go tour murder sites happen accompanied real life murderer hand great way counteract glorifying murder inherent within crosscountry trip designed bring fame murderers crimes studying actions past murderers brian carrie ultimately find face face material studying realize murder pretty morbidly fascinating face disconnected studies murders pastbr br i constantly amazed brad pitts versatility actor consider example roles movies like kalifornia  monkeys fight club oceans   pitt like tom hanks change appearance drastically enough fit given character completely believable incidentally tried vain early grace halloween year get hair beard right even got hat right initially thought would hardest partbr br its easy understand lot people disliked kalifornia think glorifies violence murder think whatever glorifying done intention clarifying audiences understanding subject matter film glorify violence least initially could never effective kalifornia movie structures perfectly glorification embodied brians carries fascination idea murder auras places happened realization ours embodied real thing encounter early adele movies purpose describe difference idealizing violence seeing horror close real