Review of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) by Kristi M — 30 Nov 2013
I definitely didn't find it more disturbing than other movies I've seen but I get that at it's time the general slasher flick was pretty far fetched with graphics you couldn't take seriously.
(And your formulaic "rules" where Scream's satire pulled from). This is just your basic I'm going to kill you for no reason and not even you're usual build up of a chase scene. Twisted characters who have no moral compass in regards to life and no real sense of values toward anything except their own self preservation.
Those things are more common in movies now than when this was made almost 30 years ago and if you saw it back then and it freaked you out then it's one of those things that it probably always will.
To me...its was alright. The performance from Rooker is solid but the rest of the cast weren't anything to write home about. I'm glad I watched it if only to be able to know what the hype was about although it doesn't hold enough interest for me to want to watch it again.
This review of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) was written by Kristi M on 30 Nov 2013.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer has generally received positive reviews.
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