junk

Rating: 4/10 (9 July 1999)

I basically thought this movie was exploitative junk. The violence was gratuitous and the plot was not compelling. Although I must admit that I found the movie very disturbing, that does not mean it was well made. Watching people being tortured and mutilated for no reason is disturbing even if the movie as a whole is terrible. Moreover, my views are not based on my being squeamish -- which I am not. I think Silence of the Lambs -- which is gross and disturbing, and which some people compare to Se7en -- to be one of the great movies of all time.