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2009 (USA) moreTagline:
The Terror is Real morePlot:
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house... more | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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The Profile Doesn't Fit The Tapes moreCast
(Credited cast)| Stacy Chbosky | ... | Cheryl Dempsey | |
| Ben Messmer | ... | Ed | |
| Samantha Robson | ... | Samantha | |
| Ivar Brogger | ... | Leonard Schway | |
| Lou George | ... | Felton Lewis | |
| Amy Lyndon | ... | Alice Endrisart | |
| Michael Lawson | ... | Simon Alray | |
| Ron Harper | ... | Mike Moakes | |
| Kim Kenny | ... | Pam Frears | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Iris Bahr | ... | Psychiatrist | |
| Scott Beehner | ... | Jason Ribling | |
| Adarsha Benjamin | ... | Victim 2 | |
| Kelli Bielema | ... | Jane Gerber | |
| Linda Bisesti | ... | Sandra Willets | |
| Lisa Black | ... | Victoria Dempsey | |
| Marissa Blanchard | ... | Girl Scout 1 | |
| Bill Bookston | ... | James Foley | |
| Oto Brezina | ... | Dr. Farhad Mansourian | |
| Jules Bruff | ... | Blinker | |
| Paul Buxton | ... | Walter Kunkler | |
| Todd Cahoon | ... | Ted Bundy | |
| Blaire Chandler | ... | Cynthia Gorman | |
| Larry Clarke | ... | Edgar Cummings | |
| Donna Cooper | ... | Prostitute 2 | |
| Bruce Cronander | ... | Harvey Scroggs | |
| Meredith Cross | ... | Jeanette Anderson | |
| Henry Dittman | ... | Frank Anderson | |
| Bobby Eskandari | ... | Dr. Arnold Montufar (as Bobby Alexander) | |
| Dennis Garber | ... | Joseph Danvers | |
| Chip Godwin | ... | Hank Foley | |
| Jennifer Griswold | ... | Jennifer Griswold | |
| David Haack | ... | Tim Surrey | |
| Tom Hauser | ... | News Anchor | |
| Keisuke Hoashi | ... | Dai Loung | |
| Sean Huze | ... | Hector Gomez (scenes deleted) | |
| Michael Hyland | ... | Profiling Student 1 (as Mike Hyland) | |
| David James | ... | Tim Surrey | |
| Ceciley Jenkins | ... | Traci Looner | |
| Zale Kessler | ... | Frederick Miller | |
| Morgan Lariah | ... | Profiling Student 2 | |
| Fiona Lincke | ... | Reporter | |
| Bobbi Sue Luther | ... | Josephine | |
| Sierra Marcoux | ... | Jennifer Gorman | |
| James Mathers | ... | Bernard Golinko | |
| Paulah May | ... | Investigator | |
| Leah McLean | ... | News Anchor | |
| Tracy Miller | ... | TV Reporter | |
| Naveen | ... | Dr. Arjay Vintopeej | |
| Philip Newby | ... | Irwin Griffard (as Phil Newby) | |
| Bruno Oliver | ... | Joel Gorman | |
| Steven M. Porter | ... | Albert Cromley | |
| Adrian Roberts | ... | Warden | |
| Brad Satin | ... | Himself | |
| Brooke Sikkema | ... | Girl Scout 2 | |
| Heather Snell | ... | Jennifer Henshaw | |
| Erin Stutland | ... | Victim 1 | |
| Beth Tapper | ... | Karen Tyler | |
| David Wilcox | ... | Jacob Polinski | |
| Mark McClain Wilson | ... | Mark Rongitch | |
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I was patiently waiting for this film to be released for some time now, and I had overall fairly high expectations. In the end I wasn't overly impressed, but I cannot say it comes as a surprise to me. Basically the movie is a mock documentary about the career of a serial killer, and I would like to start off by saying to those of you who rate this as "bad movie" simply because it's not violent, explicit or gory enough, you should at least figure out what you're rating before making an ass out of yourself. This cannot be rated as a standard horror movie, because it's not. Basically what you're rating is fake snuff, packaged into a fake crime documentary envelope the likes of which you don't get to see on "american justice" with the supposed snuff footage attached. So therefore, if you say it's a BAD movie because it's boring, then what the hell are you watching a mock documentary for in the first place?? Simply, if you find shows like "American Justice" or "Cold Case Files" boring or uninteresting, and enjoy pure gorefests and slasher flicks rather than real life crime, you will NOT like this movie. However if you are interested in crime profiling, and actually research criminal cases, you will probably find this interesting and it would be worthwhile to see.
The main problem I have however, is the whole profile of the killer. To me, "The Brothers Dowdle" made the mistake of trying to make the serial killer out to be an exceptional ultra meticulous serial killer, (unlike any the world has seen BEFORE!) rather than just an average serial killer. The biggest problem with this premise is that every time we see the killer on camera, he is usually ding extremely high risk things, which a clever killer wouldn't do, and in the end he seems extremely LUCKY half the time, rather than being aided by meticulous planning. Examples: The way he stalks Sheryl Dempsey for so long, putting himself in plain view before finally abducting her. Showing up and confronting Sheryl Dempsey's mother at her house while an ongoing crime investigation is taking place. And the worst is how he invites the 2 girls who live on his block into his house, while Sheryl Dempsey is hiding under the table. If they knew she was under there, or the neighbours had heard any screams coming from the house at any time, it would have meant instant death, much like when the neighbours of Jeoffrey Dahmer were concerned with the peculiar odours coming from his basement. Also the way he abducts young girls on their own property in broad daylight is very high risk, and he would have clearly had some failed attempts, thus having witnesses. I also really did not like how the crime investigators supposedly consulted Ted Bundy for advice on the case (He was in fact consulted for advice about The Green River Killer).
In the end after watching this movie, I came away with the impression of having watched an overall sloppy premise, and though it was an interesting attempt, these Brohers Dowdle clearly take themselves for something much more impressive than they actually are. Had they had consultation from real crime investigators when writing the script, which is what Msrtin Scorcese did, when directing his extremely impressive true crime based dramas, this film would have definitely been more impressive. In the end the ultimate point is, if you ARE interesting in crime documentaries, why even bother with this fake contrived junk when you can watch the real thing in documentaries about real life killers? As mentioned before, you certainly won't be watching this movie for violence or gore.