"In The Light of the Moon" doesn't offers anything new. It's your typical Hallmark Television drama with horror elements. Making a movie based on the biography of a serial killer is not easy task if you want to recreate perfecly the shocking events. With a low budget like this, you can't get too far. The movie delivers because it shows Ed Gein's life and tries to explain his motives for killing. That's what you have to know. The director is careful in stating his point of view because he doesn't shows Gein as a killer a la Michael Myers neither he tries to justify his actions.
The movie shows the 2 faces of the coin: 1. The Hollywoodesque influence. Gein's dead mother directs his behavior and tells him to murder. 2. Gein's human side. The disease that Gein suffers (Schizophrenia?) is the reason for him to murder. The audience has the responsibility to choose either reason.
There are some chilling scenes that turn the drama into a thriller. For example, the scene where Gein dances at dawn(or whatever) naked outside his house wearing the infamous "Leatherface" mask. Yikes! A creepy moment. Worked for me. There are other scenes that increase the disturbing factor: Gein eating over women's skin, Gein killing old women, etc.
Is it me or Railsback tried too hard to act like the great Anthony Perkins? His gestures and reactions reminded me a lot of the "Psycho" star. Still Railsback delivers a solid, believable performance.
6/10. Wait for it on T.V. There's no need to rent it.
The movie shows the 2 faces of the coin: 1. The Hollywoodesque influence. Gein's dead mother directs his behavior and tells him to murder. 2. Gein's human side. The disease that Gein suffers (Schizophrenia?) is the reason for him to murder. The audience has the responsibility to choose either reason.
There are some chilling scenes that turn the drama into a thriller. For example, the scene where Gein dances at dawn(or whatever) naked outside his house wearing the infamous "Leatherface" mask. Yikes! A creepy moment. Worked for me. There are other scenes that increase the disturbing factor: Gein eating over women's skin, Gein killing old women, etc.
Is it me or Railsback tried too hard to act like the great Anthony Perkins? His gestures and reactions reminded me a lot of the "Psycho" star. Still Railsback delivers a solid, believable performance.
6/10. Wait for it on T.V. There's no need to rent it.