Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

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Plot: What would you do if you found out that the person living right along side you is really a serial killer, who engages in bizarre acts of sex with people and animals, living and dead, who killed his ow...( read more  read more... )n mother? Well, meet Henry. He is a typical under-paid bug spray guy who lives amongst you. He is not Freddy or Jason, he's real. Henry was serving time in jail for killing his mother. He cannot seem to keep his story straight in his head, he can't really recall how he killed that one. She was cruel to him. She made him wear a dress to school, and she made him watch her have sex with dirty old men. He couldn't take it anymore, so one day, he just killed her. No remorse. He hooked up with a friend named Otis, and the two are living together. Otis' sister is moving in too, because she doesn't have any money. They are an interesting trio, each with their own set of morals. Otis' sister begins to fall for Henry, who has wonderful manners and seems to look out for her. Otis on the other hand, he just wants to see his sister naked. Henry and Otis go out for beers one night, and Henry introduces him to the act of murder. They kill a few prostitutes, and a "hot" items salesman. There is no limit to what they will do once they get a taste for it. Otis is becoming quickly addicted, and he can't pull himself out of the web Henry has weaved. That poor girl has no idea what is going on with them. She begins to date Henry. The two appear to fall in love. The cops don't have a clue. Henry is too smart for them. If you shoot one, and stab another, they will never make the connection between the two murders. It all becomes so random that it seems normal death to the police. Henry also has transportation on his side. He travels from town to town once the heat gets too heavy. He can pick up a few hitchhikers on the way and kill them. Bingo! A new guitar. This movie is very shocking, because you only see one or two of the fifteen murders happen, the rest you just see the before and after, with no middle. It makes you wonder what the hell was going on in between.

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  • Stinger839
    Stinger839
    4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 15, 2008
    Frightening for its realism, tight characterization, solid dialogue, and shocking shots, this is a superior examination of serial murders, and not a genre film, but a legitimate drama with psychotic twists.

    "So Fucked Up" highlight:
    the conclusion
  • CineNatoning
    CineNatoning
    4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 15, 2008
    A very strong and excellently executed character study. It gets in your head, you smile a bit during the darkly humorous buffer zones, and then .. you have to watch it to find out; however, it's basically the ambiance that follows the statistics of the actual Henry serial killer. The amount of visual disturbing factors are nowhere near as disturbing as the mental ones. (Partly because some of the imagery is obviously fake, but even so.)
  • johnd62
    johnd62
    2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 2, 2008
    It could just be me but I don't get what everyone loves about this. Don't get me wrong as horror goes Henry is scary just kinda of pointless.
    It's well acted and directed but in the end there's just no reason to really care because the script just quite simply sucks. So it's great considering what they had to work with and is much better then Hostel but overall I'm just totally indifferent.
  • AgentLexi2132
    AgentLexi2132
    Want To See
    MCT:
    August 20, 2007
    Could be worth watching. Will find and devour with my eyes!
  • thefog1331
    thefog1331
    3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 19, 2007
    Too disturbing to rate but since I have to...
  • vitorakeda
    vitorakeda
    4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 20, 2008
    cruel, disturbing, depressin, very little money, very good actor, very good and non exagerated gore (for my taste).

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