29/365 Dahmer

Starring:  Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison

Genre: Drama (to many creative liberties taken to be a biopic)

Discovery:  Watching all Jeremy Renner’s films.  This guy is a force of nature.

Summary:  The story takes you into the mind of Jeffrey Dahmer by revealing pieces of just how this guy became one of the most notorious serial killers.

First Glance:  This movie is shot in a very disjointed way; flipping back & forth between past and present.  The DP does a wonderful job of using lighting to capture the raw emotions of certain scenes.  Red is often used to show the ‘hidden’ evil inside of this complex man.  Jeremy is brilliant.  Gave me the creepies.

Deeper Look:  I am not a serial-killer movie girl.  This type of movie gives me the major ickies.  Perhaps because it is real unlike the horror genre.  What these men do is completely out of my realm of comprehending.  What is interesting is how a man can be such a “model citizen” on the outside & be filled with rage and self-loathing inside. The liberties that are taken are not false more changing the timeline to flow the story in a different manner.  Jeremy Renner channels Dahmer, awesome performance.  You don’t see the whole story, it ends before he gets captured.  The director wanted to leave you with a somber look of where he was headed.

What I Took Away from this Movie:  Hard to feel sympathy for such a ruthless killer. Renner somehow captured a few moments where you can see the tortured soul.

Final Glimpse:  If you do watch this, listen to the commentary.  Jeremy & the director give some interesting insights and trivia surrounding the shooting of this dark indie film.  Not for the faint of heart, touches of gore.