the_wolf_imdb
I have bought the DVD, because I remembered very powerful movie about Chekotylo. The problem is that the movie I have remembered was "Citizen X", not "Evilenko". Evilenko is stupid, absolutely surreal movie, classic Italian cheap crap. McDovell tries to save the movie, but script is too chaotic and unrealistic. The story is not true even if tries to pretend to. The strangest part is the fact the move is boring too, which is really strange for mass-murder thriller. Only first 20 minutes or so are interesting, but unfortunately the boredom lasts another 100 minutes! It was so dull I was not been able to watch it to the end. Well, 2 Euros wasted (at least it was cheap). Spare your time and money - watch "Citizen X" instead.
Claudio Carvalho
In 1984, in Kiev, the communist teacher Andrej Romanovic Evilenko (Malcolm McDowell) is dismissed from his position after a pedophilic act against a student. On 15 May 1984, the pedophile Evilenko begins to rape children, and then slashing the victims in pieces and eating them. The magistrate family man Vadim Timurouvic Lesiev (Marton Csokas) is assigned to catch the serial killer and almost eight years later he finally captures the monster that killed fifty-five persons, most of them children and young women. On 22 May 1992, Evilenko goes to the court and on 14 February 1994 he is finally executed. "Evilenko" is a very impressive movie, based on the true story of a serial-killer from Soviet Union that recalls a darker and scarier Dr. Hannibal Lecter of "The Silence of the Lambs". The first point to highlight in this practically unknown gem is the stunning performance of Malcolm McDowell, who seems to be tailored for evil characters and is amazing in the role of a pedophile cannibal. Marton Csokas is also excellent, performing a persistent and firm investigator involved with the sick deaths and frustrated for not finding the monster. The direction of the promising David Grieco is also magnificent, keeping adequate pace and exposition of the scenes. The music score of the composer Angelo Badalamenti is outstanding as usual. In the end, "Evilenko" is a highly recommended movie that deserves to be discovered by the viewers. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): "Evilenko"
mistymanning
Being somewhat of a serial killer history buff, I was surprised and excited to see "Evilenko" on the shelf at Hollywood Video. Based on real-life Russian killer Andrei Chikatilo, (I assume they changed the name to incorporate the word "evil", but I don't know for sure) this movie falls short of true drama AND any type of documentary. McDowell's accent is appalling (and ever-changing), and the scenes with the children are just plain disturbing. And not in that "Silence of the Lambs" disturbing way. In a "dear god I'm watching something bordering on pornography" way. I know I'm sort of exaggerating here, but it felt really wrong, and forced. No good!!!!
TM-2
I seldom vote a movie so low ....this got a 2 from me. I was sooo disappointed! The real story is soooooo much more interesting.Why on earth the writer / director felt the need to take a real life story and then wrap it up in fictionalized nonsense is beyond me.Imagine a story like in the movie Downfall about the last days in Hitler's bunker. As brilliant a movie as could be made. Imagine that instead of Hitler, it chronicled the downfall of a Mr. Hilter, a bad fictional character. Further imagine that what actually happened was modified to make a different story. Who cares about a mythical Mr Hilter an his stupid story when you have the horror of the story of Hitler and what his last days were. This is as bad an idea as what I can possibly imagine! This movie is not about the mass murderer Andrei Chikatilo. This is about a Mr.Evilenko (Mr. Hilter) If you want to see a much better movie about Chikatilo see Citizen X.Sorry but this is pure trash (and I liked The Adventurers and Caligula)!
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