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Dahmer (2002)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:27
Rotten:12
Average Rating:6.5/10
Synopsis: One of the most notorious serial killers in America was Wisconsin's Jeffrey Dahmer. Dahmer's exploits included killing 15 boys and resorting to cannibalism on their corpses. This biographical drama... One of the most notorious serial killers in America was Wisconsin's Jeffrey Dahmer. Dahmer's exploits included killing 15 boys and resorting to cannibalism on their corpses. This biographical drama starring Jeremy Renner (TV's ZOE, DUNCAN, JACK & JANE) does not focus on the grisly details of the murders, rather it sets out to comprehend an alienated man who struggles with his own sexuality until driven disturbingly over his head. Writer/director David Jacobson has constructed a film very much in contrast to other Dahmer portrayals in its compassion for the deranged mind. The film uses flashbacks and very few characters to give a history of the serial killer's upbringing and details as to what drove him over the edge. The masterful use of time and a strong cast were additional tools Jabobson used to elevate this horrific drama. Featuring Bruce Davison and Artel Kayaru. [More]
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Kayaru, Dion Basco
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Kayaru, Dion Basco, Matt Newton, Kate Williamson
Director: David Jacobson
Director: David Jacobson
Producer: Larry Rattner
Screenwriter: David Jacobson
Studio: Peninsula Films
Reviews for Dahmer
Renner?s face is chillingly unemotive, yet he communicates a great deal in his performance. See it for his performance if nothing else.
Director David Jacobson gives Dahmer a consideration that the murderer never game his victims.
Does what should seem impossible: it makes serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer boring.
Renner carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance.
Since Dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer, it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche.
It's not that "Dahmer" was a bad film, which it certainly wasn't, but it was a pointless one that was more unsettling than informative or penetrating.
Writer-director David Jacobson and his star, Jeremy Renner, have made a remarkable film that explores the monster's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted.
It's shocking, intense, and totally creepy, yet compelling and sad. Jeremy Renner gives a career-making performance.
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