Review of The Man Behind the Scissors (2005) by David D — 29 Oct 2010
This is an interesting and somewhat bizarre psychological film about a killer, a copycat killer, and the police trying to find both killers. Though starting out fairly straightforward, the film has many twists and turns and it keeps viewers on their toes.
The story is quite good throughout, and the music is surprisingly unnerving and minimal. The atmosphere is pretty great. Also, you gotta love the fact that a movie from 2004 looks like it was filmed in the 80's.
Performances are good for most of the characters. It does its problems though as it's a bit inconsistent in tone. At times, it tries hard to be as serious as possible and it usually works. However, whatever bleakness the movie conveys is immediately broken by a bit too much campy humour from the stupid, bumbling police officers; specifically to blame is the lead police officer who just acts completely ridiculous throughout the whole thing.
The pacing could have been better as it's a bit too long. This movie really could have been something special but it was missing something. It's still worth checking out though.
This review of The Man Behind the Scissors (2005) was written by David D on 29 Oct 2010.
The Man Behind the Scissors has generally received positive reviews.
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