thermionicemission
Joined Jan 2011
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The horror of Richard Speck's 1966 killing spree can still be felt, especially in the Chicago area. However, Michael Feifer's seemingly unresearched script excludes many of the real story's gripping elements but does include several fraudulent cheap shots aimed at the Chicago Police Department as well as Chicago politicians. More than that, plenty of the lines the unfortunate actors have to deliver would be MS3K material if there were anything funny about the actual occurrences.
The direction and cinematography is every bit as crummy as the script. Corin Nemec's Richard Speck was an OK sort of movie psycho, even if he didn't capture the true worthlessness of the real Speck. The other actors, having even less to work with, deliver performances ranging from hammy to lifeless.
The real story of the killing spree has all the makings of a good, even great, movie such as In Cold Blood. But Michael Feifer's Chicago Massacre misses the mark by a wide margin.
The direction and cinematography is every bit as crummy as the script. Corin Nemec's Richard Speck was an OK sort of movie psycho, even if he didn't capture the true worthlessness of the real Speck. The other actors, having even less to work with, deliver performances ranging from hammy to lifeless.
The real story of the killing spree has all the makings of a good, even great, movie such as In Cold Blood. But Michael Feifer's Chicago Massacre misses the mark by a wide margin.