Review of Gacy (2003) by Tyler M — 31 Mar 2012
His victims are lucky they don't have to see this.
It's pretty bad... Well, no I guess it's not that bad... Wait... No... It is that bad.
The Story: It's the true story of John Wayne Gacy, an upstanding citizen, neighbor, father, husband... Oh, and he was a serial killer to... It's pretty much just the story of Gacy and how he sodomized young men and boys, killed them, and hid them in his crawl space... There's a little more to the story than that, but not enough to really interest too many people other than those interested in his story to begin with. At times the film takes on a fairly surreal look, while other times it manages to pull off a little bit of atmosphere and a little bit of style here and there, but over all it's a pretty jumbled mess.
The Cast: Mark Holton... Mark Holton is John Wayne Gacy, the killer... He's the only redeeming part of this film as he's the only halfway decent actor here. But that's still not saying much. He does a good job, portraying Gacy in a strikingly realistic way that will send chills down your spine. A good performance, just not good enough to get anyone too involved. Everyone else in the film is pretty bad, it would appear that Mark Holton is the only one that actually put any thought into his role.
One to Five Scale: 2.
This film offers very little insight into the life and mind of Gacy, it could have been so much better and it had so much potential but it comes off as feeling as shallow as the graves of his victims.
Tyler.
This review of Gacy (2003) was written by Tyler M on 31 Mar 2012.
Gacy has generally received negative reviews.
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