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"The Snowtown Murders:" from Australia comes yet another film about serial killing, though what sets this one

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apart is that it is based on the true story of a group of serial killers.
Nothing particularly well-done, though there are several actors I'd not seen before that should become stars. The character, Jamie, is played by a young actor with the intensity (and looks) of a young Heath Ledger. But the film really belongs to the central character, the evil fellow that enlists a large group of people into venting their hatred of certain kinds of people and then making that hatred into real acts.
Daniel Henshall has portrayed the most evil character you will meet in a film; it is an Oscar-worthy performance of powerful charisma and makes you truly understand how the weak fall easy prey to such powerful evil.
There are a few truly horrific, graphic scenes, though they are a small part of the film: unlike most films of the genre, this one is concerned with the characters, not the mayhem, itself.
It blows away the genre, seemingly making future films superfluous.

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I watched the first 20 minutes, and went to bed with... - Victor Khomenko 11:41:30 12/04/12 (1)
...strong taste of shit in my mouth.

I truly don't understand the reason for movies like that. I realize my opinion is only on its opening minutes, but still - WHY?

Through all those 20 minutes I felt like that guy in 120 Days of Sodom... his spoon on the ready.

I might still finish that film, hating myself in process, but a bit more and I will send it into oblivion. I have enough crap in my life as it is. If I were a billionaire on my trip to Monaco, sipping my Dom, then perhaps I would have enjoyed it out of sheer desire for "something different today, Pierre!".
- You're on the right track.....don't waste your time..... - mr grits 15:54:56 12/04/12 (0)
  when I saw it I had it on disk and felt obligated to watch the whole thing.
Daniel Henshall is the only professional actor in the cast - Doug Flynn 13:26:33 12/01/12 (1)
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Edits: 02/27/18
- "Hollywood cannot make movies like this." One of the few good things about Hollywood - Victor Khomenko 06:02:13 12/06/12 (0)
  Besides the weather.
The pace is slow and grinding but works as it . . . - mr grits 09:35:13 12/01/12 (3)
shows how a serial killer is "made" from the sick, twisted environment created by two very twisted individuals.

Hardly an entertainment but more of a study illustrated with grit.
- Average pace. You're used to ridiculous American horror where it's body parts every five minutes. nt - tinear 18:02:41 12/01/12 (2)
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  - You are a Brazil Nut accustomed to exercising . . . - mr grits 19:23:29 12/01/12 (1)
    mouth over mind.
    - That's an option you don't have. nt - tinear 00:56:41 12/02/12 (0)
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