Movie What's the last movie you saw? (7)

[phantom13]

I do worry that when an overly generous helping of mayo is spread over the top of a mildly interesting story to make a feature film. And then to turn the whole of The Dating Game (for this film) into some creepy sleazefest is somewhat of a stretch.

Yes, today it looks archaic, but at the time few eyebrows were raised. Perhaps they should have been but these were different times. (Not for the better, obviously).

But remember, this was a slightly sleazy gameshow (basically "Perfect Match" for those that remember it) on which everyone knew what they were in for and it was a stepping stone for aspiring actors and actresses.

I dont think the film does either of the things youre saying though.

Having just watched the clip theyve tweaked it marginally in terms of the interactions between Cheryl and the men and the post script but its not done to turn it into a sleazefest or even try to paint the everyone could tell that Rodney was a murderer.

In fact

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The bit where the make up artist says to Cheryl "the question is which one is least likely to hurt me" is the resonate point and is frankly kind of timeless for women. The dating game is a narrative launch point, not the summary. The Amy story is the true hero story and that is remarkable

 

[JackOutback]

Woman of the Hour... the story has been discussed pretty thoroughly here. The conceit of The Dating Game appearance is a little odd given both the incident and protagonist really had nothing to do with the story of the serial killer overall. It leads to an odd contrast between what is otherwise an effective serial killer movie that manages to create a mounting sense of dread as he continues to get away with what he did and a light game show touch. It does manage to relay the real attitudes towards women that allowed him to do what he did for so long and does give you some positive moments to cheer for Anna Kendrick's character. Daniel Zovatto is excellent as the serial killer, manages to combine charm and dead behind the eyes, sometimes switching in an instant. It's a solid directorial debut for Kendrick and a good watch. 7/10

 

[SnakeMan86]

I think they missed a real opportunity to build tension.

They focused way too hard on Anna Kendricks character and the Dating Game, who in the end was quite irrelevant...

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It should have centred around Amy. They missed a real opportunity to build tension. They should have spent the majority of the movie on the car ride with the killer and Amy, with the flashbacks of his past killings throughout. She was obviously the heroine of the story, but as an audience, we had little attachment due to her being overshadowed by the Anna Kendrick stuff.

 

[phantom13]

I think they missed a real opportunity to build tension.

They focused way too hard on Anna Kendricks character and the Dating Game, who in the end was quite irrelevant...

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It should have centred around Amy. They missed a real opportunity to build tension. They should have spent the majority of the movie on the car ride with the killer and Amy, with the flashbacks of his past killings throughout. She was obviously the heroine of the story, but as an audience, we had little attachment due to her being overshadowed by the Anna Kendrick stuff.

I agree with one aspect of your spoiler but not so much the other.

 

[JackOutback]

I think they missed a real opportunity to build tension.

They focused way too hard on Anna Kendricks character and the Dating Game, who in the end was quite irrelevant...

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It should have centred around Amy. They missed a real opportunity to build tension. They should have spent the majority of the movie on the car ride with the killer and Amy, with the flashbacks of his past killings throughout. She was obviously the heroine of the story, but as an audience, we had little attachment due to her being overshadowed by the Anna Kendrick stuff.

Tend to agree, though The Dating Game conceit allows it to stand out as an idea/movie as opposed to yet another serial killer movie. That said, I'd never heard of Alcala, so there's an interesting story there.