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Am I Evil (2007)
A feeble film that fails to make the grade
I had the privilege or should I say the unfortunate circumstance of losing about 2 hours of my life watching this film. I stumbled upon this from an associate of mine who had a DVD copy. He suggested I take a look. On one of my frequent business trips where I tend to pass my time watching films I popped this baby in. I am a big fan of independent films and try to watch as many as I can. After cringing through this film I might move back to mainstream flicks.
What is Am I Evil? A film with a bunch of really bad actors.
I hated this movie.
Pure and simple in it's entirety I really hated this movie.
As far as the content (Where do I begin?) it's actually very difficult for me to put together a worthwhile review. I keep seeing these disturbing images of the film in my mind. There is a severe lack of substance and story in this film. The director places a hard focus on showcasing the dark and gloomy world of serial killer Andrew Lakewood. Andrew Lakewood is supposed to be your regular guy who is secretly killing many beautiful women in the small town of Jamestown. Now this guy has NO personality, there is no on screen charisma that empowers you to join in on his hunt for prey. It is so hard to comprehend his own motives that it actually makes you question your own intelligence. It is very HARD to follow this story, it is apparent that it was not well written. Basic story structure is missing here as there is no real challenge to Andrew Lakewood as he roams free throughout the town. There is no pursuit by law enforcement. They are in the film but in limited nature.
Lots of blood with nothing else. The creepy thing is that this film might of been written by people with some personal issues.
But enough about what I didn't like about this movie. Let's talk about what I did like.
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The direction was interesting. Whatever kind of crack that the director was smoking made for some artsy camera angles though the lighting was really bad.
How many times have you been watching a Spielberg movie and said to yourself, "Sure, this angle is all fine and good, but I wonder how that oscillating fan in the corner sees this scene through its own eyes?" or "I wonder what a serial killer's attack looks like from inside of the victims's mouth?" or "I wish somebody would finally shoot a scene of somebody talking on the phone straight up through the coil of the cord." This is the only DVD that I've disliked so much that I wrote a warning on the DVD case before I returned it to my friend. I really did. That's not a joke. Funny thing it won an award at the Rhode Island film festival, must be nepotism.
I can say with absolute certainty and conviction that Am I Evil is the worst movie that I've ever seen in my entire life, and I'm willing to put that into my legal testimony if anyone out there is organizing a class action lawsuit against director Richard Terassi for brain damage attributed from this film.
I swear to God, halfway through you're yearning to undergo surgery than to finish this film.
This movie should not and can not be watched for entertainment or enjoyment.
It should be used only by professionals for the purpose for which it was obviously created: brutal interrogation.
I hated this movie.