Jesus, the things people will say in comments. You'd think this film was some kind of tour de force of violence and depravity. Let me tell you what you are actually getting if you sit down to watch this.
Sociopath guy gets arrested, then we have a flashback to his messed up childhood, then fast forward to shortly before he gets arrested, where the majority of the story takes place. During this time, he moves from one place to another to evade police, meets people, scams them, kills them, moves on. When he's not doing that, he is crawling in awkward positions around small indoor spaces.
The rest of the time is spent watching characters display entirely inappropriate reactions to the things taking place. For example, the police discuss his crimes with him in the interrogation room without so much as batting an eyelid at his confessions. His ex-wife is in love with the guy's father who is old enough you hardly believe he can get it up.
If you can buy all that, and if you think this kind of thing deserves a whopping two and a half hours of your time, enjoy. Otherwise, go see "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer."
My God, the things people will say here... Look, whoever is in awe of this film is probably some kind of aficionado of Japanese cinema. If you do not fall in that category and are instead someone looking for some entertainment that will keep your interest throughout two hours and twenty minutes, do yourself a favor and leave this film be.
Sociopath guy gets arrested, then we have a flashback to his messed up childhood, then fast forward to shortly before he gets arrested, where the majority of the story takes place. During this time, he moves from one place to another to evade police, meets people, scams them, kills them, moves on. When he's not doing that, he is crawling in awkward positions around small indoor spaces.
The rest of the time is spent watching characters display entirely inappropriate reactions to the things taking place. For example, the police discuss his crimes with him in the interrogation room without so much as batting an eyelid at his confessions. His ex-wife is in love with the guy's father who is old enough you hardly believe he can get it up.
If you can buy all that, and if you think this kind of thing deserves a whopping two and a half hours of your time, enjoy. Otherwise, go see "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer."
My God, the things people will say here... Look, whoever is in awe of this film is probably some kind of aficionado of Japanese cinema. If you do not fall in that category and are instead someone looking for some entertainment that will keep your interest throughout two hours and twenty minutes, do yourself a favor and leave this film be.