Dahmer

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Summary: Dahmer
Review: What's great about this movie is how it's structured. The story almost moves backwards with its interesting use of flashbacks. The editing is top notch [the bar scene is notable], though the pace can feel a bit slow, I think it's because you are just waiting and waiting for this explosion of Jeffery. Tension is built up by not giving you what you truly think you want, a gore flick. Everybody knows what Dahmer did, and knows it was horrifing and awful, 'Dahmer' focuses on the seemingly normal life of a person that you can actually relate to. That is where this film freaks you out the most. I also reccomend watching this with director commentary, very informative, and fun.

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Summary: Could have been Better but was okay
Review: The only reason this movie does not fall into a Movie of the Week category is because it gave the villan some humanities. But it was not enough to save the film. Jeremy Renner did a great job with what he was given.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: For the most part, DAHMER is a failure ... The film, especially the direction, wasn't good enough as a character study alone, there is no visual feel ( it looks made-for-TV ) and nothing in the film made me feel any sympathy for the lead ... I mention this first because I think that's what the makers were going for, because there is really no gore, no cannibalism, nothing particularly scary or disturbing ... and let's face it, when you make a film about one of the most notoriously horrific people in criminal history, it should convey some of that feeling ...... The one thing I thought was done well was the transformation of Jeffery in the flashbacks: he was convincing as a teenager ... ... Overall, the film comes across to me as an attempt to show Dahmer in a different light, but it fails in it's own pretense ... It seems as if a group of politically correct amateurs got together and tried to make a thought-provoking film, and in doing so, skirted over the meat ( sorry, couldn't resist ) of the actual story ... If they wanted to make a film about a troubled and emotionally tormentented man, fine, but it's not interesting on that level ... and if they wanted to make a successful film about a cannibalistic necrophiliac, well, they failed with that big time ... DAHMER is far less interesting than the actual account of Jeffery Dahmer's life ...

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Summary: oh my God.. what a waste of film
Review: that was the stupidest movie i have ever seen.. complete waste of time and film!!! i am a big fan of the true crime genre and i have a lot of books on dahmer and good Lord.. that was the weakest movie ever released.. whoever made it should be ashamed of releasing such [stuff]. it gave you no clue as to what went on with him and then.. it was over. bad bad bad the only reason this got one star from me is 'cus i couldn't submit it w/ NO stars

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Summary: Doesn't tell the whole story.
Review: The movie was tasteful, but to tasteful. I understand that it wasn't intended to be a "horror flick" and that wasn't what I was expecting. I believe that the movie was to show some insight to Dahmer's motives and they were somewhat successful on that (of course we'll never be able to completely understand). The most important thing was left out, the cannibalism. Jeffrey Dahmer had bizzare murdering and raping rituals, but I believe peoples curiosity of this infamous man was the cannibalism. The subject doesn't even get touched in the movie. Aside from that, I thought the movie was very good. Casting Jeremy Renner as Dahmer was a good call. He's attractive in a understated way just as Dahmer was. He potrays the quiet, mousy, friendly, and semi-normal personallity that Dahmer was said to have. Some of the supporting actors weren't very good ones, but Artel Kayru (Rodney) was quite skillful in his preformance. The cinematography was lovely and Jeremy Renner's transformation between young and old "Jeffrey" was flawless. All and all a good movie. It's worth watching.

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Summary: DAHMER
Review: IT JUST WASN'T WHAT I WANTED TO SEE. IT BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH FROM HIS AGE WHEN HE GOT CAUGHT AND WHEN HE DID THE FIRST KILLING. IF YOU DIDN'T READ THE BOOK ABOUT HIM AND YOU KNEW THIS YOU WOULD BE TOTALLY LOST. IT ALSO REFLECTS MORE ON HIS GAY LIFE STYLE THEN THE KILLINGS HE ACTUALLY COMMITTED.

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Summary: Lacks punch, and overall composition...
Review: The only thing that keeps you watching it, is the overall morbid facination with real events. The editing and script was terrible and in some places hard to follow what was going on. Your expecting the whole story, but all you get is a small mix of non-linear events somewhere in between. You dont even see the events leading up to his arrest...poor acting throughout as well. I dont know what this guy's childhood was really like, but from what I seen from this flick, apparently the writer and director would make you believe any young person that's gay and has parents that are christians could end up being serial killers...pretty silly.

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Summary: Not a good movie
Review: I did not like this movie at all! It was kinda scary at times....but I believe the people making this movie did not want to make it a horror film....Was'nt all the crimes this man commited "Horrific"? Bad acting from the supporting cast.

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Summary: The little Dahmer in us all
Review: I found Dahmer to be an interesting exploration into the mind of a serial killer. Light on exposition(flashbacks aside), it allows the viewer to fill in the gaps as to Dahmer's motivation. I think Jeremy Renner did a terrific job portraying Dahmer as a soft-spoken misfit and outsider who's just looking for love. David Jacobson explores the duality of Dahmer effectively and subtlely, as when Dahmer watches people having sex with a mixture of detachment and disdain,and then seeks out his own sexual liaisons with disastrous results. He is so full of self-loathing and shame that he must first drug, then kill his victims to avoid facing the rejection he is sure will happen. When he finally meets Artel Kayaru as Rodney, he has met his alter-ego...someone carefree and uninhibited and it's apparent Dahmer is experiencing conflicting emotions and perhaps some kind of revelation. But it's too late to save him. Low on gore and violence, which was refreshing. Cinematography was first-rate. Locations were depressingly banal and middle America, settings which seem to breed the most monstrous impulses. A lowkey and worthwhile look into the results of unchecked fear rage and shame, and an invitation to explore the little Dahmer in all of us.

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Summary: Dahmer's a Hit
Review: This film was a leap into the mind of infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. One hesitates to ponder the idea of a madman being both responsible and in tune with his humanity, however this film has worked to demystify that presumption. One will walk away from the theatre feeling an albeit romaticized but heartfelt kinship with the killer. You don't wonder why he did what he did anymore, for you can see him as a socially inept addict who cannot create and maintain relationships with those he loves and desires. There are some hilarious scenes in this film and I'm sure you'll catch yourself laughing out loud, suprising as that may sound. All emotions are explored and there is no conclusion force fed to the audience. You leave realizing that the saddest in human nature was what led Jeffrey to kill, not monstrosity.