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L.A.
October 1977. Homicide detectives discover the body of a young
woman - she has been strangled, her naked and twisted corpse
left for all to see, displayed on the hillside. The cops treat
it as another random killing among many in the city of angels.
But this one is different... As the body count rises, the
gruesome hallmarks of a sadistic serial killer become apparent
and the media latches on to brand the perpetrator "the Hillside
Strangler". Little does everyone know, the killings are not
the work of a single killer but two men, cousins, bound by
blood they share in their veins and the blood on their murderous
hands. As the search begins, the two men find their insatiable
lust for blood rising even further.
I
have to confess to being a touch sceptical about this film
before I watched it. Most true-life murder films always seem
to be a bit schlocky and tacky. Luckily with this film I was
proved slightly wrong.
The
legend is not very well known to us in the UK, but it seems
like a regular American serial killer, over-hyped by the media
and eventually given the lovely title of Hillside Strangler.
This film follows the two cousins through the murders and
then their eventual capture. What does work well in this film
is the performance of C. Thomas Howell. His performance is
standout and maybe provides a small glimpse of what goes on
in the mind of a serial killer.
This film is also very brutal but I have to admit that it
is very difficult to take your eyes off the screen, even during
the most horrifying moments. But as with all films that have
brutality in them, the filmmaker saw it fit to put some very
black humour in as well.
The extras on this disc include a director's commentary, deleted
scenes and some film notes.
A
good little package but sadly I think this is only worthy
of a rental.
Simon
Lee
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