Told in mostly in flashback this film is about the police investigation into the remains that are found in an apartment, and more to the point a Hello Kitty Mermaid which has been optically censored out of the film because Sanrio was unhappy. (This is based on a true story and parts of the woman really were found in the Hello Kitty doll.) What we find out is that the victim was a girl who made a wrong turn and life and the downward spiral lead to prostitution and worse. It all ends after she steals some money and she's brutalized to the point of death. The killers then dispose of the body in the title manner.
This is a really unpleasant film. Its low budget adds a grittiness to to it. With in its limited budget its not a bad looking film which adds to the nastiness. The trouble is that the script is a meandering mess going from unpleasant person to unpleasant situation.We get to see more than we ever wanted about the lives of everyone involved. The only one you really feel for is Maggie, but even then you grow weary waiting for the inevitable. On some level I feel that the director's desire to do something with the story clashed with budget concerns and a need to make an exploitive film that would return its cost and so they ended up with a film thats neither socially relevant nor good exploitation.
I don't like this movie much. Granted it gets points for provoking a reaction of horror and disgust, but at the same time it shouldn't be coupled with the question "Why are you watching this then?". What bothers me about the film is that I'm intrigued with it as close representation of what really happened. Its ghoulish, but it won't allow me to totally dismiss the film even though I really should. I can't recommend it since it is a really ugly movie, but its there if you want to try it, although you'll probably question why you're watching it.
Rated 5 out of 10 because I'm so conflicted about the movie even though it should probably be lower.
This is a really unpleasant film. Its low budget adds a grittiness to to it. With in its limited budget its not a bad looking film which adds to the nastiness. The trouble is that the script is a meandering mess going from unpleasant person to unpleasant situation.We get to see more than we ever wanted about the lives of everyone involved. The only one you really feel for is Maggie, but even then you grow weary waiting for the inevitable. On some level I feel that the director's desire to do something with the story clashed with budget concerns and a need to make an exploitive film that would return its cost and so they ended up with a film thats neither socially relevant nor good exploitation.
I don't like this movie much. Granted it gets points for provoking a reaction of horror and disgust, but at the same time it shouldn't be coupled with the question "Why are you watching this then?". What bothers me about the film is that I'm intrigued with it as close representation of what really happened. Its ghoulish, but it won't allow me to totally dismiss the film even though I really should. I can't recommend it since it is a really ugly movie, but its there if you want to try it, although you'll probably question why you're watching it.
Rated 5 out of 10 because I'm so conflicted about the movie even though it should probably be lower.