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Serial Killer (2002)
Neither really good, nor really bad
This is the second film I've watched from 4th Floor Pictures. While the first one was understandable rough, they should have fixed those problems by now. A lot of the plot elements seem pointless or are just unconvincing.
The primary serial killer (Vic Badger) is shown almost always watching a rather intense S&M porn movie, and a porn print-out is hung on the wall behind him. Why? While its true that many actual killers had a sexual bend towards their actions, there was a reason. These scenes and those involving tied up topless women don't really add anything to the plot. It just seemed like they were added for a T&A factor and hopefully generate some sales.
The writer (Adam Berasi) is only really convincing in one scene. He stops a jogger running past his house. She is just as oblivious to why he does this as anyone who watches this movie is. We only know that its really creepy to stop random women in the street to flirt with them, and Berasi does creepy well. While this scene is one that actually advances the plot line, many scenes don't. It's like the director just invented scenes as they went along with no real goal in mind.
All in all it's not an atrocious film, but it's not a good one either. Watch it if you want to, just don't pay for it.