Killer Instinct

Rick (Walton Goggins) and Frank (Sam Rockwell), posing as a film producer and director respectively, meet with Sritala (Patravadi Mejudhon) and Jim Hollinger (Scott Glenn) at their home to discuss Sritala starring in a Hollywood film. Rick invites Jim to speak privately about doing business in Thailand and they go to his office.

Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) attends a party at Greg and Chloe’s home with his parents Timothy (Jason Isaacs) and Victoria (Parker Posey). He encounters Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and suggests that she is like many of the women there who stay with older, unattractive men for their money. Chelsea denies this and insists she and Rick are soulmates.

Timothy continues to abuse his wife’s lorazepam and fantasize about killing her and himself. Saxon confronts his father and demands to know what is happening, but Timothy denies anything is wrong. At the monastery, Lochlan (Sam Nivola) tells Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) that he wants to join her on her yearlong stay, but she does not appear pleased at his decision.

Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) tells Saxon that “Gary” is fine with her infidelity because he used to watch his parents have sex as a child, and would be aroused by watching Chloe have sex with Saxon. Saxon is disturbed by the suggestion and refuses to participate. He later walks Chelsea to her room and tries to convince her that he is not as one-dimensional as she thinks, asking her to help him evolve spiritually. She agrees to help him meditate, but when it becomes clear that this is a pretext for flirting with her, she grows nervous, gives him several self-help books, and asks him to leave.

At the party, Greg (Jon Gries) privately talks with Belinda (Natasha Rothwell). He admits his true identity but claims he had nothing to do with Tanya’s death and came to Thailand to escape the unfounded accusations that he murdered her. He suggests Tanya would have wanted him to live his life in peace, and offers Belinda $100,000 to open her wellness center in exchange for honoring that wish. Frightened, Belinda asks for time to consider it and leaves with her son, Zion (Nicholas Duvernay). Later, Zion urges Belinda to accept the money, suggesting that Greg will come after her and possibly kill them both if they do not come to terms.

At the resort, Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan), Kate (Leslie Bibb) and Laurie (Carrie Coon) have a tense dinner where they argue about Laurie’s judgment and her life choices. An upset Laurie leaves both women to watch a Muay Thai fight with Valentin (Arnas Fedaravicius), Aleksei (Julian Kostov), and Vlad (Yuri Kolokolnikov).

Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong) and Mook (Lalisa Manobal) go on a date, where they discuss Gaitok’s future plans. He tells her that as a Buddhist, he takes the principles of non-violence seriously, but Mook is unimpressed, saying he should be more ambitious and realistic about life. Later, they attend the Muay Thai fight, where Gaitok recognizes Aleksei and Vlad as the men who robbed the boutique, realizing that Valentin distracted him at the gate as they forced their way through.

In Bangkok, Rick confronts Jim for murdering his father over a land deal decades earlier. Jim appears to recognize the name of Rick’s mother, but does not admit culpability for the killing. Rick points a gun at Jim, but cannot bring himself to shoot him, settling for knocking over his chair. He and Frank quickly leave and dispose of the gun downtown. Rick explains that has finally found closure by confronting Jim. Rick and Frank celebrate by going to a nightclub and bringing some local women to a hotel room, where Frank drinks excessively and does drugs. Rick does not indulge and only smiles contentedly.

After the fight, Laurie goes to Aleksei’s home and they have sex. He later tries to convince Laurie to give him $10,000 for his ill mother in Russia, but Laurie claims she does not have that much money. At that moment, Aleksei’s girlfriend returns, forcing Laurie to escape through a window.

Timothy fantasizes again about killing Victoria and himself, but this time visualizes killing Saxon as well. He goes to find the gun he had stashed in the villa, but is shocked to find it missing.

Last Updated: May 22, 2025 at 19:53