A sadist and a masochist record their killing spree, but things change when the sadist falls for a willing girl.
Interesting film, but classed as romance so horror fans might not give a thumbs up.
Some very good scenes of violence. The opening sequence is surprisingly effective, with a nasty end for the late Karen Black. The Rachel sequence is good too, but in the end not as effective as, say, the final scene in Looking For Mr Goodbar.
The triangle is a common pattern of behaviour, so if you think of the killing spree as the dating scene you get a fairly straightforward story. The masochist's story sort of trails off - a fictional alter-ego? So when told to eff off, maybe the divided self is reuniting.
A lot of dialogue, some of it pretentiously post-modern, with unfocused undirected shots that sometimes drag on. And there's back story, but not everything gelled well. Hell.
The editing was sometimes excellent, and the sound and music were good - although I didn't get the point of the Suicide vinyl tune. Good performances too - but white girls still can't dance.
Overall an uneven mix of self loathing, love, and the nature of putting things on the record. Interesting and well done.
ps. Still thinking about this film 10 days later - even better than I thought, so +1.
Interesting film, but classed as romance so horror fans might not give a thumbs up.
Some very good scenes of violence. The opening sequence is surprisingly effective, with a nasty end for the late Karen Black. The Rachel sequence is good too, but in the end not as effective as, say, the final scene in Looking For Mr Goodbar.
The triangle is a common pattern of behaviour, so if you think of the killing spree as the dating scene you get a fairly straightforward story. The masochist's story sort of trails off - a fictional alter-ego? So when told to eff off, maybe the divided self is reuniting.
A lot of dialogue, some of it pretentiously post-modern, with unfocused undirected shots that sometimes drag on. And there's back story, but not everything gelled well. Hell.
The editing was sometimes excellent, and the sound and music were good - although I didn't get the point of the Suicide vinyl tune. Good performances too - but white girls still can't dance.
Overall an uneven mix of self loathing, love, and the nature of putting things on the record. Interesting and well done.
ps. Still thinking about this film 10 days later - even better than I thought, so +1.