Review of Primal Fear (1996) by Augustine H — 25 Aug 2014

A great film that can both interest and shock you to the deepest core of your mind, Primal Fear is one of those films that is not made for comfortable viewing, but it's relevance to real life events and some excellent acting (especially from Norton) creates a film that is definitely worth a viewing. The story is about Aaron Stampler, a church boy who has been charged with committed murder, after the tragic death of the Archbishop. This doesn't come unnoticed to law attorney Martin Vail who decides that he wants to stand in defence for Stampler. Throughout the film, we learn more about Stampler and his personality traits after a psychiatrist digs deeper into the mind of this boy like for example, he has a stammer and usually suffers from blackouts when under heavy pressure. Towards the end we start to hear more disturbing facts about certain things and eventually, it all ends off with a shocking ending.

I do love this film, I feel that the way it's portrayed and directed is a big advantage to the film's credit. However, as I review it again I feel that there are a few plot holes and the story is a bit messy at times, which does lead to a lack of the moral of the story, which is a bit of a let down. But if you're someone like me who will give the film a try and really try to enjoy it, you can easily look past all of the flaws. Primal Fear, one of my favourites, and I hope you'll agree too.