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This is a great film and not for people seeking instant gratification/mass consumption(you know who you are).
This movie is "based" on Henry Lee Lucas and his relationship with his roommate/friend Otis and Otis' sister.
This film humanizes the killer and takes and allows you to get to know him as a person and not just for his crimes. The film takes the evil out at certain points and allows you to watch Henry dance with Otis' sister and have a normal time interacting with his friends. Which is all the more unnerving when you do see him kill because in the film he's a likable character. you see someone you almost feel sorry for turn into a monster and are uncomfortable with his actions.
This is the best "based on a serial killer" movie I've ever seen and I'm almost glad it's not widely obsessed over like the more fictionalized movies.
This is on my list of favorites. I thought this film was brilliant and portrayed a serial killer very well. (not that i have experience)
I had mixed feelings towards the killer, I didn't know whether to feel sorry for him or hate him. And I knew the young girls infatuation with him wouldn't last. The acting was excellent and the directing was visually compelling. I felt uneasy all through this movie, because as a women watching it I felt intimidated by both male characters.
And Otis was a scumbag, Henry takes him under his wing and shows him the ways of killing. It soon spirals out of control. I still wonder why Henry stood up for his sister when he degrades women violently himself. I know it's not just women but the scenes with them are more powerful.
I wonder how long it'll take for them to remake it?...AND I HOPE IT'S NOT NICHOLAS CAGE AS HENRY!
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