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Dahmer (2002)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:5
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.9/10
Theatrical Release:Jun 21, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: One of the most notorious serial killers in America was Wisconsin's Jeffrey Dahmer. Dahmer's exploits included killing 15 boys and resorting to cannibalism on their corpses. This biographical drama... One of the most notorious serial killers in America was Wisconsin's Jeffrey Dahmer. Dahmer's exploits included killing 15 boys and resorting to cannibalism on their corpses. This biographical drama starring Jeremy Renner (TV's ZOE, DUNCAN, JACK & JANE) does not focus on the grisly details of the murders, rather it sets out to comprehend an alienated man who struggles with his own sexuality until driven disturbingly over his head. Writer/director David Jacobson has constructed a film very much in contrast to other Dahmer portrayals in its compassion for the deranged mind. The film uses flashbacks and very few characters to give a history of the serial killer's upbringing and details as to what drove him over the edge. The masterful use of time and a strong cast were additional tools Jabobson used to elevate this horrific drama. Featuring Bruce Davison and Artel Kayaru. [More]
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Kayaru, Dion Basco
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Kayaru, Dion Basco, Matt Newton, Kate Williamson
Director: David Jacobson
Director: David Jacobson
Producer: Larry Rattner
Screenwriter: David Jacobson
Studio: Peninsula Films
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Reviews for Dahmer
It lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho, without making him any less psycho.
It's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting.
Ambitious, unsettling psychodrama that takes full, chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints.
Suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as Dahmer demands.
As gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character, there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy, clean-cut Dahmer (Jeremy Renner) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge.
All the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders, but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject.
Jacobson produces a remarkably creepy piece of cinema that disturbs by suggestion, nuance and ambiguity.
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