Two of IFC Films’ brilliant performers are bringing to life of a duo of the summer’s most horrifying villains, according to USA Today:

“THIS SUMMER’S MOVIE BAD GUYS HAVE REALLY GOT THE GOODS
By Anthony Breznican, USA TODAY

Mickey Rourke may get the summer started Friday in Iron Man 2 as Whiplash, a laser-whipping, cockatoo-loving villain. But he’s hardly the only, or even the biggest, scoundrel of summer. Hollywood is showing its sympathy for the devil by anchoring some of its biggest movies with characters who are more villain than hero. USA TODAY takes a look.

‘The Killer Inside Me’

Opening: June 18

An affable Texas lawman has everyone fooled. He comes off as your average nice guy but hides a sick, secret temptation to murder.

Casey Affleck plays the lead, based on the popular 1952 crime novel, and the film — which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January — has been dividing audiences because of its graphic violence. The character of Lou Ford may be the darkest and most disturbing of the summer.

“In his mind, he’s the victim. And to a certain extent he is. The book and the movie is about how violence and abuse begets violence and abuse. He was beaten, and when he gets older, he just can’t help himself,” Affleck says.

“I think violence depicted in a realistic way — in which there are very real ramifications, and the victims are real human beings — that’s much more responsible than the kind of violence we see in nine out of 10 movies, in which we don’t know the victims, we don’t care about them.”