Year: 2005
Duration: 01:35:23
Directed by: Martín Garrido Barón
Actors: Fernando Acaso, María José Bausá, Raquel Arenas, Xènia Reguant
Language: Spanish (English subs)
Country: Spain
Also known as: H6: Diario de un asesino, Tagebuch eines Serienkillers, H6 – il diario di un assassino
Description: Antonio Frau, released from prison for the murder of his girlfriend, inherits an abandoned brothel. After seeing at the room No. 6 a “message from God”, he decides to “clean up” all the dirty, in his view, women living in the neighborhood. His diary contains dates, names and descriptions of acts of atonement, a psychopath who holds secret room behind the door …
Review: I do not know what happened with the film H6: Diary of a Serial Killer, like the budget is large enough, even though almost all of the actors are not professional, as if filmed quite recently, and therefore, special effects, and should be, if not spectacular, but at least standing and though they must inspire credence to the audience. Although I do not know what to expect filmmakers to make a movie out of this biographical thriller, while talking about? Or just shoot like a documentary, but also talking about? Now, get something like a thriller, and again as it biographical, but the killer was invented, it was not, and then again turns thriller. Confusion.
And the thing is that, most likely, and the creators themselves entangled in the film. And can they do it all does not matter. Personally, while watching, did not feel anything that the audience should feel when watching a thriller, with anyone – a biographical or conventional, where, as we know, the next killer or more people are being killed for any reason. While watching this “masterpiece” I, as said before, do not feel nothing, no emotion, no fear, nor any anxiety. It feels like watching a harmless amateur theatricals that should not scare and entertain. And it’s, I should say, not in the tightness of the film, and, very terrible, which is really too difficult to bear, and in the absence of the atmosphere. And without this movie is not a movie in any genre movie has to be an atmosphere, otherwise it will just be empty.
In the story, the protagonist of the film, Antonio Frau. He spent his youth in prison, for the simple reason that he killed his girlfriend. And, instead of, as all the guys at his age, have fun with friends, enjoy life, he remained in prison, though that was going on with him in the film is not told, but it’s not necessary. After a while, when the deadline has passed, Antonio goes free and immediately finds out that he inherited a huge mansion. The export of paper, he goes there. The lodge is in a very poor condition, all dust, dirt, not removed, especially since there are very many rooms. Frau, examining his “legacy”, reveals the room number six very curious thing, he decides to permanently and dramatically change your life and change itself. To do this, he cites this very room in order to create there own style, paint the walls and doing all in their own way, and begins his grand plan, following in the footsteps of one of the existing killer, whose name sounds here. Along the way, he runs his own detailed diary.
In fact, I can say that the film “Diary of a Serial Killer” is decent enough idea, and if it were entrusted to an experienced filmmaker (some other films from Spain about women captivity and tortures are 99 Women and Fury in the Tropics), I am completely sure that movie was worthwhile and interesting. And most importantly – to the atmosphere. And what do we have? Endless conversations that, in fact, have little meaning and practically nothing. A dialogue here, in fact, very much. And then I would be happy if these dialogues inspired fear and scared, because I know that this is possible, in many films the characters talk awed viewers more than they do through their actions. I do not know how many of the good in this movie, I will try to find something.
The pros can bring a decent enough of a serial killer, namely Antonio Frau. It seems to be a normal person and, most interestingly, remains as calm and quiet even in that room number six, when fully opened, its nature. Still I can not say enough nice to come up with what he photographed his victims with the camera-Polaroid. And now about the cons. Acting, even the main character, is not convincing, and the other characters – even silence. The special effects are not impressed, at all dialogs can be discarded. But what pleases me – almost no slow scenes, not counting the scenes in room number 6. It turns out that the movie is not very successful, as more minuses than pluses. The painting itself is not impressed.
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Yeah, I concur. Trust us, those shots look hot, but this is one of the lamer movies there is out there.