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Bruce M. Smith (writer)
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23 November 2008 (UK)
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This TV drama tells the true story of a bungled and obstructed police manhunt for a serial killer who...
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Serial Killer
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Prison
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Very good if you want to see a 'real' film,but don't expect too much in the way of fun
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nicholas Lea | ... | Les Forsythe | |
| Reece Dinsdale | ... | Teddy Boulder | |
| Lochlyn Munro | ... | Darryll Kettles | |
| Paul Coeur | ... | Olson | |
| Michael Hogan | ... | Ray | |
| Duncan Fraser | ... | George Karwaski | |
| David Warner | ... | Superint. Bruce Northorp | |
| Shaun Johnston | ... | Sgt. Sawyer | |
| Coralie Cairns | ... | Meryll | |
| Michael St. John Smith | ... | Inspector Linnehan | |
| Hrothgar Mathews | ... | Fred Coombs | |
| Francis Damberger | ... | Mosca | |
| Joe Norman Shaw | ... | Jack Crosbie | |
| James Travis | ... | Corporal Rick Harding | |
| Rainer Kahl | ... | Luke Baker |
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STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
Throughout 1981,in Fraser Valley,British Columbia,a man went on the loose luring vulnerable young people into his car,making false promises of getting them jobs in a construction site,plying them with alcohol and drugs,then abusing and killing them.This film follows the investigation into the killings starting with a tip-off from small town cop Kettles (Lochlyn Monroe) onto a state-wide investigation by Agent Forsythe (Nicholas Lea) that lead to the capture and conviction of the killer and the bungling incompetence and red-tape that marred it throughout.
The Investigation certainly makes for an interesting real-life story,but that's just how it feels:real life.It certainly doesn't succeed much in the way of fun.
As for the film's actual quality in itself,it benefits chiefly from a nice soundtrack (which,when you consider the many other ways it could have succeeded,isn't much to say!)The central protagonist (the killer) is an interesting character,but there's a disappointing lack of depth invested in him,although it is neat how his face is always covered up until the end.On the other fronts,Munro has a whiny lead presence that's a little annoying and he doesn't let rip and come out of his shell until right at the very end.Lea is a bit more dynamic and commanding,so it's disappointing that he doesn't come into the proceedings until a bit later on in the film.
The film's very obviously a video production.Some might say it's home's more at Channel 5 than BBC 1,but,there you go...
It isn't a film to veg out in front of,it's one of those ones where you have to use your brain and pay close attention to everything that is being said and inferred.It's a true film,very real,very human,but,unfortunately,that doesn't always make it very much fun.***