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5.6/10   3,963 votes
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Director:
Henry Miller
Writers:
Henry Miller (writer)
Tom Phelan (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 August 2008 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
Madness. Mayhem. Mutilation. The masterwork of a serial killer.
Plot:
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas. full summary | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Dafoe, Sevigny to Topline Lynch's 'My Son'
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DVD releases for Tuesday December 9, 2008
 (From QuietEarth. 8 December 2008, 1:43 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Good set up wobbles and falls flat in the final reel more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Willem Dafoe ... Stan Aubray

Scott Speedman ... Carl Uffner

Don Harvey ... Michael C.
James Rebhorn ... Chief Lewellyn Brainard

Peter Stormare ... Blair Collet
Amy Carlson ... Alexandra Fredericks

Yul Vazquez ... Jorge 'George' Ruiz

Clea DuVall ... Sandy Strickland

Samantha MacIvor ... Crystal

Billy Wheelan ... Young Man

Paz de la Huerta ... Young Woman

Desiree Casado ... Teenage Checkout Girl (as Desiree F. Casado)

Robert C. Kirk ... Heavy-Set Detective
Robin Goldsmith ... Stone-Faced Detective
Marcia Haufrecht ... Diner Waitress
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing grisly images, some violence and language.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:R | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Mexico:B15
Filming Locations:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Kamala Films more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Stan meets his former partner, he rolls down the window of his car on the passenger's's side. During this scene the height of he window is changes in every shot. more
Quotes:
Killer: A poison harms.
Stan: What?
Killer: A poison harms. It certainly does. You should know that - you've been poisoning yourself for years. Now that you've seen my work, I want some feedback. You and I both like the color blue, a pigment that was once quite precious. It's also the color of narcissism.
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FAQ

Why did the Uncle Eddie killer write DEAD on his victims?
Is "Anamorph" based on a book?
Does this movie have anything to do with people who can turn into animals?
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User Comments

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27 out of 36 people found the following comment useful.
Good set up wobbles and falls flat in the final reel, 27 April 2008
6/10
Author: dbborroughs from Glen Cove, New York

Willem Dafoe is a troubled detective who is now teaching at the police academy. Years earlier he helped solve a series of murders that were laid out like works of art...especially when seen from a specific location. When a frisky couple knock into a door in their building they unknowingly step into a crime scene that once again has echoes to the earlier case. Dafoe is called in to take a look and it soon becomes clear that the killer is intent on bringing him into his ghoulish works or art.

I want to say this is Saw for the art set, but its not quite that. To be certain the murders are gruesome and very clever, but this film aspires to be more than a catalog of death and destruction. For the most part this is a good little thriller about a troubled man searching for a unique killer that he doesn't want to deal with since its opening too many doors he wants to keep closed (Dafoe's character is an odd duck. Points to the filmmakers for giving us a very odd man for a central character). For most of its running time I really enjoyed the film. The problem for me was that the ending didn't really come together. The film ends but it isn't really resolved, which considering how it ends makes sense but left this viewer (and my dad) going, thats it? It was a disappointment.

The real question is is the film worth seeing? Actually yes. The murders are unique and the film keeps Dafoe's character is worth seeing. I don't know if I had paid 11 bucks to see this on the big screen I would have been so forgiving, but on IFC in Theaters on cable it was worth the time.

6 out of 10 (because of the flat ending)

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