Not Too Bad Looking
This New Zealand flick claims to be as good as Se7en (1995) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and although it's a pretty good movie it falls short of being great. The premise for the film is somewhat similar to Silence of the Lambs. Dr.Karen Shoemaker (Rebecca Hobbs) is holding a series of interviews with a prolific serial killer named Simon (Paolo Rotondo) in a run down and down right creepy insane asylum. Simon recounts his childhood and his killings revealing some of the reason behind his insanity and insatiable desire to kill. As the Dr. probes deeper she finds there is more to Simon's desire to kill than just a bad childhood, something tied to the supernatural. The film blends the flashbacks and the present in a unique way drawing the viewer and the Doctor into the serial killers mind in an interesting way. The acting in the film is very good and the film does a good job of staying tense and frightening throughout. Sadly I felt the ending of the film was weak and that the movie didn't really resolve it's self as to what was causing Simon to kill. One can draw there own conclusions, but in my opinion I chalk this up to lazy writing or directing. I really despise when a director refuses to make a decisive ending to a film for fear of alienating movie goers or just plain indecisiveness. All that said the film is still worth watching and I'd probably even sit through it again.