Mickey Rourke plays a serial killer who murders his way through his own biopic. Meta? Unhinged? Yes.
In this film within a film, a Belgian serial killer escapes prison and finds that a filmmaker is making a movie about his life. A maverick director, a merciless producer, an insubordinate star, and a conviced serial killer all try to survive the deadliest place on Earth: a movie set.
Acting
Rourke at his most unhinged, barely holding it together
Direction
Van Looy juggling three timelines like a chainsaw
Writing
Script constantly undercuts itself — deliberately?
Director
Erik Van Looy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
US
