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Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007)
Ed Gein - A Surprisingly Stunning Film
What a surprise... Given Lions Gate Studios key art on the poster, as well as their marketing and publicity, one would think "ED GEIN: The Butcher of Plainfield" would be just another horror film, but Writer/Director Michael Feifer creates a riveting true-life story with the help of a brilliant, subtle performance by Shawn Hoffman (as "Bobby Mason") and a solid, riveting turn by Kane Hodder (as "Ed Gein").
Normally, a direct to DVD film just doesn't measure up, but Shawn Hoffman's scene in the farm brought me to tears -- if this wasn't a smaller film, people would be talking about an Academy Award for this kind of performance... Not to many male actors can bring real tears multiple times in one film.
And when Kane Hodder shows the sensitive side of this monstrous Ed Gein, you can't help but feel it's real.
Caia Coley and Pricella Barnes truly shine in their supporting roles, believable and powerful, understated yet memorable.
Auteur Michael Feifer has created another world yet captured the true-to-life disturbing horror that was Ed Gein's life.
Watch this film and you'll see what great work is being done by the up-and- comers of today.
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