Another in the series of films I've found on the lists of the most controversial films of all time and another in a series of disappointments. Among the few more films, "Henry" caused the introduction of the NC-17, a rating for a non-pornographic adults-only film. People describe this film as unforgettably traumatic, but I do not even slightly remember it, although I saw it only a few years ago. "Chilling", "a movie to keep you up at night", "one of the scariest movies ever made", "haunting", "really horrifying", "I'm still shaking", are some of the statements that made me watch it again, although the first time I rated it 5/10.
After re-watching, I'm reading reviews and I'm wondering who's crazy here. Is it possible that I am totally inured to everything or is this movie, in fact, overrated nonsense? If it was made a few decades earlier, maybe I could understand such reactions, but for mid-eighties, this is totally lame. From the title, I expected a film dealing with the psychological profile of a serial killer, but there is not even a basic characterization of the protagonist here. It fails as a drama, because it does not convey any emotion, and as a thriller, because there is no plot, and as a horror, because there is no tense atmosphere or even bloody scenes. There was nothing to hold my attention. Slow, empty and boring. My rating definitely goes down.
3/10
After re-watching, I'm reading reviews and I'm wondering who's crazy here. Is it possible that I am totally inured to everything or is this movie, in fact, overrated nonsense? If it was made a few decades earlier, maybe I could understand such reactions, but for mid-eighties, this is totally lame. From the title, I expected a film dealing with the psychological profile of a serial killer, but there is not even a basic characterization of the protagonist here. It fails as a drama, because it does not convey any emotion, and as a thriller, because there is no plot, and as a horror, because there is no tense atmosphere or even bloody scenes. There was nothing to hold my attention. Slow, empty and boring. My rating definitely goes down.
3/10