User Reviews

I loved this movie but was deeply disturbed by it. The acting is brilliant and the writing quite unnerving. If you have any interest in the horror genre this is a MUST SEE film!! The direction is interesting but not intrusive and at times quite riveting. This is the story of a murderess who is released after thirty years - we never know what her crime was but are convinced it was absolutely awful - the film begins with the killer's mother finding a severed finger in a jam jar which usually holds pencils! The main thrust of the story is a journey the killer takes through a park in her home town. During this walk she encounters young muggers a as well as a cross section of the disenfranchised. At the same time we see the daughter of one of the victims journeying on a train with a hammer in her handbag towards the town where the killer now lives. Inevitably they meet but the meeting is far from the intentions of the would be killer. The monster finally triumphs but in a way no -one suspects. A subtle cold nerve twisting study of evil and society paranoia.

The only other review praising this film appears to be the writer himself clearly ever having heard the phrase "self praise is no recommendation".