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Dahmer | Year: 2002 Classification: Horror Directed: - David Jacobson a mixed bag of tricks. First, if you're wanting to learn the true story of the Milwaukee murders don't use this movie as a reference. Read "An American Nightmare" by Don Davis, There you will get the cold hard facts. To be blunt, this movie is 852naccurate. the only thing this movie does (and does very well I might add) is to show Dahmer's personality. Jeremy Renner plays Dahmer to a T from his odd slur in his speach all the way down to his insucure hunch in his posture. While watching you may feel like your really watching Dahmer in his redlight lit bathroom ploting his victims demise. It makes your skin crawl to wonder what's running though his head as he lurks around his apartment waiting for his drink to paralyze his "guest". Impartial viewers may find this movie enjoyable but students of criminal psychology who have read up on Dahmer might find his scenes with Tracy Edwards alittle bizarre and way off the mark from the facts. Tracy Edwards was not a homosexual and what this film shows happened between him and Dahmer is completely false. So! this movie gets three stars for Renner's acting and the flims insight into Dahmer's past but loses two for being historicly inaccurate. thanks for reading. Just another great movie I don't know about the rest of you, but I LOVED Dahmer.Jeremy Renner did a great job as Jeffrey Dahmer.Reaching into the mind of the infamous Dahmer. He plays every part to it's fullest.The only part of the movie that gets to me is why they didnt show his arrest and the when he was killed? But that's another story. Showing not all of Dahmer's kills but only 2 kills plus Rodney(the one who got away) the corpse on the bed and the men in the gay nightclub. If you have'nt already bought this film I highly suggest that you go out and buy or rent this film. Mind of a serial murder. Dahmer is an in depth look at the infamous serial killer. Instead of fully depicting Jeffery Dahmer's heinous acts of brutality and depravity, Dahmer focuses on the individual alone. The film raises the commonly asked question of why? How could this happen? Why did this happen? What turned Dahmer into a serial killer? Anyone going into this film looking for the answers to all of these questions is going to be let down because Dahmer is not about answering the questions. What this film gives you instead is an ambiguous portrait of Jeffery Dahmer the man. There are no solid answers to why Dahmer did what he did, but it does give you one interpretation of what turned Dahmer into a serial killer. In the film, Dahmer is portrayed as a loner who is incapable of connecting to anyone. Many of the scenes in the film depict Dahmer walking around in complete solitude. I think that these scenes of Dahmer are essential to understanding the movie. There is just a general sense of hopelessness and alienation in this movie. According to the film, alienation is what drove Dahmer over the edge. Dahmer is just so far away from humanity that he is incapable of being saved. No one could save him during his lone descent into madness. It is painful to watch the various people in Dahmer's life, including his father, try to connect with him completely oblivious to the fact that he is too far away from humanity to be saved now. How does this movie hold up to the actual events? The brutality of the actual murders is toned down and sacrificed for character development, which was a mature decision on the part of the film creators. There are several changes in the storyline, too, but none of these changes are blatant attempts to spice up an already deranged/disturbed story (see Nightstalker). These changes actually do not even effect the movie's overall impact, so do not worry because the overall story of the real life murders stays intact. The movie is still very disturbing without glorifying violence too much. Overall, the creators of this movie made a bold and mature decision to focus entirely on Dahmer the person. This is not a movie about the trial or all of the things that happened after Dahmer was discovered. This is the perfect movie for people looking for an in depth look at the mind of a serial murderer. There is not much blood, gore, and guts in this movie at all. This is not a Disney movie. This is not even a "real horror" movie. This is a very psychological movie that takes you into the mind of one of America's most depraved serial killers. If anything, you should be disturbed by the fact that this is based upon a true story. None of this was conjured up in someone's head; Dahmer is something that we can encounter in our own sick sad world. It is the kind of film that truly makes you question your own environment. Just how good do you know your own neighbors when appearances can be so deceiving? In the case of Dahmer, the movie succeeds to paint Buy Dahmer at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Dahmer Search with the Priority Search Engine on Dahmer This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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