ARO TOLBUKHIN:IN THE MIND OF A KILLER is fascinating in its detail but less than compelling in its execution.
I never felt that I was in a killer's mind, but I did feel the need to know more. Which is why I kept watching.
Unfortunately, not much of any great interest transpired.
Villaronga, he of IN A GLASS CAGE fame, was one of the directors of this docudrama and I sensed that he'd clipped his wings in order to take the subject on.
With compelling subject matter like GLASS CAGE and MOONCHILD, Villaronga shines, but with material like this and EL MAR (THE SEA), he seems stifled and produces turgid, paceless celluloid that's more snooze-worthy than gratifying.
Count me disappointed, though I eagerly await the director's next move.
I never felt that I was in a killer's mind, but I did feel the need to know more. Which is why I kept watching.
Unfortunately, not much of any great interest transpired.
Villaronga, he of IN A GLASS CAGE fame, was one of the directors of this docudrama and I sensed that he'd clipped his wings in order to take the subject on.
With compelling subject matter like GLASS CAGE and MOONCHILD, Villaronga shines, but with material like this and EL MAR (THE SEA), he seems stifled and produces turgid, paceless celluloid that's more snooze-worthy than gratifying.
Count me disappointed, though I eagerly await the director's next move.