"Sexy Killer," is a Spanish genre bending film. The title begets a great deal of what the film is about, yet leaves some major developments a surprise for the viewer. As a whole, this is nowhere near perfect film making. It is however, an engrossing movie that meets most technical expectations and exceeds a few expectations regarding story. SK does not take itself seriously, as long as the audience follows suit, the movie is very enjoyable.
The goal of this film is to present the absurdist story of a female serial killer who must deal with her own views on killing, love, and zombies. In addition, the film does put forth some mild social commentary regarding consumerism and the role of determination in one's life. At this point, hopefully a potential viewer is interested, yet understands that this film is resigned to hyperbole and shocking visuals.
As with all movies, SK relies on a few assumptions to keep its narrative engine going. The first is that murder as a whole is easy to get away with. The heroine kills a great many people in some very public ways and just cannot get caught. Any sense of realism is quickly jettisoned so that the audience can focus on the quirks and endearing behaviors of the sociopathic heroine. A second assumption is that whatever needs to happen surely will. The film as a whole is somewhat dues ex machine. On the surface this sounds like a terrible script or story. The actuality is that the film is an almost stream of consciousness ride through absurd crime/horror/zombie genre mixing. The effect is very humorous and at times laugh out loud funny. Following from the previous example, the film requires that the audience be open to and accepting of zombification via "brain machine" and the drug ecstasy. How does it work? What does it mean for the world of the film? These are questions that go unanswered and frankly shouldn't even be asked.
There are three noticeable and annoying faults with the film. First, the Spanish dialog is very fast. Being a non-Spanish speaker, this lead to some difficulties with the sub-titling. A cautionary note, be prepared to read very quickly. Second, at some points the CGI is outright laughably bad. Depending on view, this may not be a fault. I found the poor quality funny but also somewhat of a cheap cop out from more creative story telling techniques. Lastly, the messages about consumerism and determinism are reduced in weight due to the story telling style. Attempting a serious social commentary while having tongue firmly stuck in cheek leads to what would literally happen: garbled speech.
The film does overcome the above faults. As a whole, the story is well paced and the audience is given very little time to be bored or quietly contemplative. The characters, albeit strange, are developed to the point that they are not two dimensional fluff. Rather, the characters are a likable mixture of faults and strengths balanced by idiosyncratic personality. In essence, the film as a whole is funny, exciting, and filled with interesting visuals. If you are a fan of mild satire, zombies, and attractive people doing strange things, this is the film for you.
On a personal note, I will be pushing this film on friends until I am yelled at for being obnoxious. This is a film you should see. 6.5 stars out of ten.
The goal of this film is to present the absurdist story of a female serial killer who must deal with her own views on killing, love, and zombies. In addition, the film does put forth some mild social commentary regarding consumerism and the role of determination in one's life. At this point, hopefully a potential viewer is interested, yet understands that this film is resigned to hyperbole and shocking visuals.
As with all movies, SK relies on a few assumptions to keep its narrative engine going. The first is that murder as a whole is easy to get away with. The heroine kills a great many people in some very public ways and just cannot get caught. Any sense of realism is quickly jettisoned so that the audience can focus on the quirks and endearing behaviors of the sociopathic heroine. A second assumption is that whatever needs to happen surely will. The film as a whole is somewhat dues ex machine. On the surface this sounds like a terrible script or story. The actuality is that the film is an almost stream of consciousness ride through absurd crime/horror/zombie genre mixing. The effect is very humorous and at times laugh out loud funny. Following from the previous example, the film requires that the audience be open to and accepting of zombification via "brain machine" and the drug ecstasy. How does it work? What does it mean for the world of the film? These are questions that go unanswered and frankly shouldn't even be asked.
There are three noticeable and annoying faults with the film. First, the Spanish dialog is very fast. Being a non-Spanish speaker, this lead to some difficulties with the sub-titling. A cautionary note, be prepared to read very quickly. Second, at some points the CGI is outright laughably bad. Depending on view, this may not be a fault. I found the poor quality funny but also somewhat of a cheap cop out from more creative story telling techniques. Lastly, the messages about consumerism and determinism are reduced in weight due to the story telling style. Attempting a serious social commentary while having tongue firmly stuck in cheek leads to what would literally happen: garbled speech.
The film does overcome the above faults. As a whole, the story is well paced and the audience is given very little time to be bored or quietly contemplative. The characters, albeit strange, are developed to the point that they are not two dimensional fluff. Rather, the characters are a likable mixture of faults and strengths balanced by idiosyncratic personality. In essence, the film as a whole is funny, exciting, and filled with interesting visuals. If you are a fan of mild satire, zombies, and attractive people doing strange things, this is the film for you.
On a personal note, I will be pushing this film on friends until I am yelled at for being obnoxious. This is a film you should see. 6.5 stars out of ten.