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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990)
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Most horror films exist in a fantasy movie-world safely removed from our existence, populated by zombie-like killers and psychopathic madmen. The power of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is its chilling placement in the mundane existence of everyday life. Michael Rooker plays Henry not as a raving psychopath but as the frumpy guy next door, a drifter who takes out his frustrations on random victims and escalates his body count after teaming up with the violent ex-con Otis (Tom Towles). Though not exceedingly gory in light of the excesses of such fantasy horrors as the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street...
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| Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Movie Review by Emmett (4/21/2008) |
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Henry: Portrait of a Seral Killer tells the simple story of a disturbed man who kills random people because of the thrill. One night, when Henry and his friend Otis are with 2 prostitutes in the back of Henry's car, Henry strangles one of the hookers and breaks the neck of the other. Otis, shocked at first, later decides...
(complete Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer review by Emmett)
| Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Movie Review by Jarrod (11/4/2007) |
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'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' is indeed just that. It follows a man named Henry (Michael Rooker) on his daily routine, which typically involves finding a woman and murdering her.
Some of the first images we see are of his victims, who have been strangled or had their throats slashed, their breasts exposed, but...
(complete Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer review by Jarrod)
| Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Movie Review by David (10/26/2007) |
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The first time I saw this film, I was completely blown away. This wasn't just your typical slasher film, this movie went beyond the realm of horror cinema with its controversial subject matter that til this very day disturbs me. Michael Rooker's performance as Henry is extremely brilliant, and since then I became obsessed...
(complete Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer review by David)
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