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One of my all time favorites.

Gripping story with well-crafted characters

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

The whole movie was a guy going to a house, killing 3 people and getting caught a coffee shop while he tells boring stories about his childhood. i was almost entertained when he stabbed the girl 45 mins into the movie that was it. its runtime is filled by nothingness like him changing his clothes, walking around, washing in the sink etc. i saw this movie was related to actually good movies and had a higher score than horror films i enjoyed but that was pure deception. i guess this actually happened but they presented the story so uninterestingly.

I can't say I really liked this movie, but I think I at least understand why it is so highly regarded. As far as the literal plot goes, it's standard fare for the subgenre. That subgenre, whatever it's called, is the same one that includes Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and the August Underground films. It's the subgenre in which a mentally ill serial killer is the protagonist, and we get to follow him while he commits a small number of extremely brutal murders.The thing that makes this movie notable is the artful composition of nearly every scene and sequence. It has the sensibility of a Bruegel painting. (See The Massacre of the Innocents as an example; this and other Bruegal paintings are notable for depicting torture and murder in the same landscape as dogs playing, children laughing, etc.) While our protagonist murders a family, the family dog runs about excitedly, chasing after a toy ball that gets kicked on accident and eagerly jumping around to try and be part of the action. It's really poetic and exceptional filmmaking, and I suppose it can be said to push the genre to a further extreme of realism.Also notable are a handful of unusual camera angles on which I am less sure how to comment, and a running narration of the protagonist's distracted thoughts while he's committing the murders. This narration is notable, because it's almost completely disconnected from the immediate actions; it's like he's having a hard time focusing on committing murders because he keeps getting distracted by other thoughts. If you've ever been hassled by a schizophrenic person on the street, it's kind of like that, and I guess I find this film's killer more believable as a result.Anyway, the title of this review really covers what I want to say. As a horror fan, I'll credit this film with one good and extremely brutal death scene. The plot, character, and ideas, however, were entirely generic. The pace was too slow for me, and body count was about as low as it could possibly for the guy to still be considered a serial killer.On the other hand, I can recognize that the filmmaking really was masterful. If you're the kind of person who gets excited about artful camera work and sequence composition, this is the film for you.

People who watch and recommend garbage like this show how screwy and perverse their psyche is.When I was much younger I loved horror movies and was very cognizant that they were make-believe and, of course, the special effects back then were quite poor compared to today and they rarely were as gross as today.Just as, physically, we are what we eat, so it is with our souls. It's not good for our hearts and our minds to see, hear and meditate on vile, unclean and wicked enactments. It's defiling to the soul and spirit, just as wallowing in excrement or having sex with your neighbor's wife is defiling to the body.Consider if you knew the future and said to your child, "Hey, there's going to be rape and murder this afternoon about four blocks from here. Let's go and watch it." Well, watching a movie of the same thing is very much like watching the real thing.I don't know if you are aware of it but before Ted Bundy was executed, he requested that James Dobson interview him. In Dr. Dobson's videotaped interview, Bundy told why he requested Dr. Dobson and he alone to conduct the interview.He said it was because his murderous bondage was fed and exacerbated by watching violent pornography and if he had let any other representative of the media do the interview, he was sure they would not tell the truth about what he had to say.You should consider that... and next time you want to watch someone torture, rape, sodomize and murder people, find Ted Bundy's interview and watch the confession of a man who fulfilled his fantasies.

This barely seen study of psychopathology may well be the mediums final word on the subject. Those who think a film such as Silence of the Lambs ticks the serial-killer boxes should be warned of this astounding Austrian shocker.Having been released from prison, we are invited to spend a night with a truly terrifying and different kind of monster, as his compulsion to kill (and therefore achieve a long-time repressed sexual climax) becomes too much and we witness/endure the torment he inflicts on a random family.There is no glamour to be found here. No preordained set pieces to guide us through. The killers actions clumsy and cold. The minimal soundtrack, lack of on-screen dialogue (the killer's voice-over provides background detail throughout, however), repetitive use of location, and outstanding kinetic camera work, all add up to what is an undoubtedly intense viewing experience. It is to Kargl's credit (and talent) that it never once descends into exploitation.This goes beyond Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer, more akin to Zulawski's Possession in as far as presenting mental instability on screen. This portrait will freeze you to the bone.