My Sweet Killer

I was surprised by this film
Recently rented this film on a night I just wanted to see something different. Box looked ok, had a some good reviews. Truthfully I didn't expect much. Started off a bit slow, however the journey the lead character goes through soon compelled me to keep watching. It is a film that literally is about a guy self destructing, trying valiantly not too, but still destruction is coming and the only thing that is in question is how messy it will be, ie mass murder. The lead actor was simply amazing. Some of the others actors not so good. Photography was generally decent. This has to be the first character study drama that in truth is a horrifying thriller in its own right.

Low budget....high performances, creativity and originality
Forget everything but the killer and his mind, because this is the center of the whole movie. Made in a, could I say, theater style, this movie shows the motivations, desires and secrets from one young man living alone surrounded by a (true) ambience, the one perfect for his creative mind work. This movie hides many secrets, could I say, messages, and repeated views would help to understand it. I could tell you more about the drugs, sex and violence this movie portraits, but I will leave it all for you to make your own conclusions.

Not what I was expecting
I found this movie for $2.00 at a place that was going out of business so I bought it because the cover looked good and it had a lot of good comments on the case. First off let me say if you picked this movie up expecting to see a good Thriller/Scary movie you will be disappointed because it is not the least bit scary. But I don't think it was intended to be scary, it focuses more on the mind of the lead character, and what he struggles with.

Summary:
The story is about a guy named Charlie Cavenaugh who is an ex-mental patient with a dark violent past. Throughout the film, Charlie tries desperately to pull his life back together after the murder of his family which was committed by his own father. Charlie lives by himself in a small apartment in Southern California. He works and tries to fight his violent "urges" everyday to avoid being sent back to a mental hospital. As the story progresses Charlie begins dreaming about the spirit of a woman who killed herself in his...

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