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A remake or rather a sequel to the theme of American Psycho but with some kind of a twist that makes it funny, funny strange for sure but also funny ah ah. A shy young man who works as a copyrighter and then an editor in a technical publishing house discovers some kind of very special sex doll on the Internet. It really reveals him to himself but also liberates him towards other people, particularly the secretary he is supposed to work with. But the point is that he establishes a fetishistic relation with the doll and the doll becomes jealous, in other words he becomes jealous of himself with the real girl, hence of the real girl who is taking him away from his doll, his real love. In his attempt to liberate himself he destroys, assassinates the doll. But the real girl finds some kind of an advertisement for the sex doll and she reacts very badly. He is fired for sexual harassment and he becomes crazy. So he manages to abduct the girl and brings her to his apartment where he is going to keep her a prisoner and submit her to some heavy treatment that will embalm her and turn her into a doll of sorts. The manager of the apartment complex becomes suspicious. He intrudes and is assassinated for good and cut up into pieces and disposed of in some garbage can. The body is found and that brings the police down to the apartment complex. But the situation has completely been reversed by some mishap and accidents and the girl is the one who is going to get rid of the young pervert. When the police breaks in the visual situation is clear so they shoot the girl dead and the young man is going to be reintegrated in his job and position as the victim of some kind of sadistic woman. That's where it is funny ah ah. Crime pays and the criminal even gets a premium. Kill your girl friends and establish only steady relations with dolls. They may be tyrannical but at least they will neither deceive you nor disappoint you.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines
December 26, 2007| | | Very interesting comedy horror flick | |
I really liked this flick after I watched it. It had a mixture of comedy, drama and horror all mixed into one. The story was a solid story and the acting in the flick was excellent. All of the actors seemed comfortable with their parts. I recommend this movie to anyone that likes a different kind of horror flick.
April 25, 2007Let me put it this way: It's weird, freaky, and the ending totally rocks!
March 16, 2007Fans of horror will recognize the basic premise, ala Psycho and Magic. Basically, loner's imagination blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Here, the fantasy is sexual.
Without going into detail, the movie is worth a look-see just to see how the writer links everything together. On the flip side, some elements don't link as well. This is the comedy and horror elements. At times, the viewer isn't sure which the movie is intended to be. Stick with it. It will all make sense later.
Desmond Harrington does a great job of creating a figure that you want to root for, then feel deathly afraid of.
I would recommend this movie to horror aficionados. I think they would truly appreciate this film.
February 18, 2007| | | Interesting Kind of Horror Film | |
This film caught me by surprise even though I basically knew the entire plot within the first 10 minutes. There are a lot of issues that are brought up with this film, namely the terrible idea of women being regarded as objects to be put away like well, dolls for amusement. And that some things can't really be purchased though we certainly like to think they can be. The Protagonist, Harrington becomes obsessed with a co-worker and the doll becomes jealous or at least he has delusions that the doll is jealous and is actively seeking to ruin his relations with a real woman. When purchases the very expensive doll, it services all of his...eh..needs but then he meets a real woman who capatures his fancy and he starts trying in his awkward way to win her over. But he imagines the doll is insanely jealous and trying the sabotage his efforts at a real relationship. And that's when the mayhem starts. I won't go into the whole plot but a guy gets cut up in bathtub. A definite must see even though the later mentioned scene is too short.
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