We rented this in expectations of a look at one of our worst sociopaths, the things he did, how he did them, and perhaps a delving into what helped create him as well as what happened to him.
Yes, we read the box and knew it was essentially a 'fictionalized' account of things.
This is not a movie. It is perhaps at best a character study. We see encounters he has, and flashbacks to other supposedly significant instances in his past, and that's it. The flashbacks at first are a tad confusing because while it doesn't broadcast the word "FLASHBACK" at you, the first one or two will look like just another scene.
We found no real tension building up either, except perhaps towards the beginning of the movie which appears to be the encounter that got him found and captured. There are other moments where one would expect something to happen that are scuttled by the fact that a) we know the real Dahmer got away with it and 2) it just didn't build up.
"Dahmer" seems to be a cure for insomnia, and a lesson in how not to make movies at best. At least "Plan 9" is entertaining in it's bad-ness...
Yes, we read the box and knew it was essentially a 'fictionalized' account of things.
This is not a movie. It is perhaps at best a character study. We see encounters he has, and flashbacks to other supposedly significant instances in his past, and that's it. The flashbacks at first are a tad confusing because while it doesn't broadcast the word "FLASHBACK" at you, the first one or two will look like just another scene.
We found no real tension building up either, except perhaps towards the beginning of the movie which appears to be the encounter that got him found and captured. There are other moments where one would expect something to happen that are scuttled by the fact that a) we know the real Dahmer got away with it and 2) it just didn't build up.
"Dahmer" seems to be a cure for insomnia, and a lesson in how not to make movies at best. At least "Plan 9" is entertaining in it's bad-ness...