underrated

no, it's probably more likely that the neg votes came from the hordes of serial killer/torture-porn fanboys who didn't get a sufficient hard-on after seeing the movie. lol. srsly though, this film was targeted towards them and it really doesn't fit the mold--so it's not surprising that they'd be pissed.

This is actually an extremely well-made film. However it's low rating comes from the fact that it is very inaccurate in telling Dahmer's story. The man killed many people, not 2 as the movie suggests. Anyone familiar with his story knows that it is one of the most horrifying serial killer cases of all time. you see none of that in this movie. It was like a 'serial killer movie' with no victims. when I saw it i could only think "what the hell??" Now I love the way it is filmed; i found the lighting and tone to be brilliant at times. And Renner was a perfect J. Dahmer. i only wish the director had been a bit less timid, and told a more accurate story. It could have been done easily, without even showing the explicit gore. No scenes of the inside of his refrigerator, or the metal barrels that he kept body parts in? No allusion to cannibalism..at all?? In short, this is a fine movie about SOMEBODY's life...but it bares little resemblance to Dahmer's life or his story. and that is the reason the movie failed..

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