Plot
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
Release Year: 2012
Rating: 6.2/10 (7,040 voted)
Director:Franck Khalfoun
Storyline
Just when the streets seemed safe, a serial killer with a fetish for scalps is back and on the hunt. Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new exhibition. As their friendship develops and Frank's obsession escalates, it becomes clear that she has unleashed a long-repressed compulsion to stalk and kill.
Trivia:
The movie features the song "Good-bye Horses," by Q. Lazzarus. The song was also featured in The Silence of the Lambs, another movie about a serial killer who skinned people and had issues with his mother. See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 6/10
A psychopath on the loose. Or should I just say, a young boy with
unresolved mother issues as a result of which others (girls, in
particular) have to suffer?
Once he sets his eyes on the next target, nothing gets in the way. Very
cunningly he establishes where the victims live and like a skilled
craftsman carries out his hideous crimes, without remorse, second
thoughts or hesitation.
Pivotal to the story is the appearance of an artist who has an acute
interests in these plastic mannequins something that appeals greatly to
the disturbed young man. Much as his instincts are ever present she
somehow causes him to not be himself which is no little thing.
Great job has been done to bring intensity on the screen. We follow the
troubled man, we agonise as he prepares his next murder, we feel sorrow
when he indulges his animal instincts. Elijah wood is outstanding as
the loner with a dark secret.
Another plus would have to be how the director gives it a very 80's
look and feel without ever misleading us from the fact that it is a
very modern day story.
Ultimately, although the direction by a Frenchman has its obvious
advantages it remains a Hollywood movie. Hyperbole, gory scenes for the
sake of it and a sense of stretched reality deprive this appealing
story from further deserved points.
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