So.... this was supposed to be a discussion about the movie "Copycat" from 1995, however, I was unable to finish watching the film because it had expired on my lovely app. So I had to choose another movie. I tried to find something with a similar theme and came across "Anamorph" starring Willem Dafoe and Scott Speedman that was released in 2007.
The premise behind the movie surrounds a cop, Stan Aubray (Dafoe) who solved a serial killing spree by shooting the main suspect. A few years later, another murder occurs that is eerily similar to the previous murders. It sends Aubray in somewhat of a tailspin as he begins to doubt if he was successful in ending the previous spree. Or is this the work of a copycat? Aubray has changed himself, for the last murder of the serial killer, had a personal connection. He has become more subdued and suffers from a serious case of OCD. More murders occur drawing Aubray in closer to the killer and he now, reluctantly, works with a colleague Carl Uffner (Scott Speedman). They are left very artistic clues as they begin to piece the murders together based on the painting technique of Anamorphosis.
The movie seems to move pretty slow, but I did enjoy it because I was constantly trying to guess who the killer was.... it was far from obvious. The use of art within the murders was also pretty neat to me as well. Dafoe is pretty effective portraying a cop on the brink of insanity and suffering from a lot of pain. It is a movie that if you happen to catch that it is playing, then you'd sit and watch it. The only thing that I did not enjoy, was that it ended with some loose ends. There were also characters that you were introduced to that were not developed enough and there were other characters that had such a rich personality that you wanted to know more about them.
I give it a 6 out of 10.
Next up is my first horror flick "30 Days of Night: Dark Days" ... love my vampire movies and I liked the original.
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