Run-of-the-mill serial killer story gets met with TV-movie-style

Rating: 7/10 (21 October 2005)

This movie on a whole works and holds interest. That is what matters but that doesn't mean that it is anything special much. It basically your standard serial killer in love piece with little surprises. To even further bring this from an anything special status, it is a given TV-style directing that makes this feel less like a theatrical film and more like something quality on Lifetime.
The direction is easily the weakest aspect and really makes the film look cheap and bland and like pretty much all those other low-budget serial killer dramas like Dahmer or Gacy
The acting is fine, and I suppose the Oscar not un-deserved, but it wasn't all that special except for the physical performance of the lead I guess the main problem with this good film is that it really doesn't stick out nor does it achieve theatrical quality. If you catch it on television, it could make for a nice afternoon time-killer in the way that quality TV-movies of this type would be