This film seems to be one of the better known entries in the seemingly made up 'dwarfsploitation' genre and if it's indicative of the entire genre, I'm glad it's the only one I've seen! The film is basically just your average gritty and sleazy exploitation flick, except this time the killer is an ugly little dwarf. The film is as gritty and sleazy as you would expect it to be with a title like 'The Sinful Dwarf'. The focus is always on the sleaze elements too which despite meaning that the film lacks suspense and tension, does mean that it comes through on the shock value side of things. The plot focuses on a boarding house ran by the dwarf of the title and his mother who happens to be equally as sinful. The boarding house is really just cover for their other little business endeavour, a white slavery ring. The attic is full of pretty girls bound and addicted to heroin. The plot thickens when a young couple moves into the house and threatens to uncover the mother and son's sideline...
The majority of the film is made up of sex scenes and general weirdness involving the dwarf and his mother. The sex scenes aren't all that well filmed or erotic unfortunately, although it does up the sleaze level of the film. It's quite boring though and these scenes really slow the film down. The ideas surrounding the dwarf are generally good in the way that they seek to shock the viewer. Torben Bille is a creepy looking actor and he fits the part well for that reason. The way that the dwarf plays with children's toys and acts like a child is one of the most skin crawling things about it. The film does feature a lot of useless elements, however, some cabaret style thing that the sinful pair do is never relevant to the plot in any way. It has to be said that The Sinful Dwarf is a really empty experience on the whole so it's hardly surprising that many people who see it don't like it. The only real reason for subjecting yourself to this film would be if you have a habit of enjoy sleazy exploitation. I do tend to enjoy this stuff, however, and this one didn't do much for me.
The majority of the film is made up of sex scenes and general weirdness involving the dwarf and his mother. The sex scenes aren't all that well filmed or erotic unfortunately, although it does up the sleaze level of the film. It's quite boring though and these scenes really slow the film down. The ideas surrounding the dwarf are generally good in the way that they seek to shock the viewer. Torben Bille is a creepy looking actor and he fits the part well for that reason. The way that the dwarf plays with children's toys and acts like a child is one of the most skin crawling things about it. The film does feature a lot of useless elements, however, some cabaret style thing that the sinful pair do is never relevant to the plot in any way. It has to be said that The Sinful Dwarf is a really empty experience on the whole so it's hardly surprising that many people who see it don't like it. The only real reason for subjecting yourself to this film would be if you have a habit of enjoy sleazy exploitation. I do tend to enjoy this stuff, however, and this one didn't do much for me.