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Criminally Insane

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An obese woman kills anyone who comes between her and food.
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Criminally Insane

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Can be irresistibly nutty. Rated: B- Mar 23, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D YIKES has it aged horridly. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Audience Member he is not incredible he is one of the WORST MOVIES OF TERROR, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS THING. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Criminally Insane is the best movie I've seen by Nick Millard so far. The sequel is awful and is also included in this set. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is horrendous, but since it's that bad, it's actually pretty funny when you think about it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Given the synopsis, one might assume this to be some self-consciously cheesy Troma-type thing. Fortunately, though, it takes its preposterous premise mostly seriously. The miserable, homely characters and relentlessly drab interiors remind me of S.F. Brownrigg's excellent films. Alden's performance is brilliant. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Ethel Janowski (Priscilla Allen) comes into the care of her grandmother (Jane Lambert) after an extended stay at a mental hospital. Ethel shows no interest in watching her weight and eats insatiably. Concerned for Ethel?s health and the household budget, her grandmother locks away all of the food and tells Ethel she will only ration food to her as she sees fit. This greatly angers Ethel and she kills her grandmother in a rage. Ethel eats as she pleases and even kills the grocery boy to get more food. She stores the bodies in her grandmother?s room. She may have very well been left alone if her trick turning cousin hadn?t shown up and started getting suspicious of Ethel?s behavior. Despite the low budget and so-so acting of Criminally Insane, this film stands up pretty well as a unique kind of slasher film where the slasher in question is more complex than your Jason Vorhees or Michael Meyers. The director also seems to take care in establishing some very interesting shots and focuses on the storytelling aspects of those shots. The characters are a little flat but their flatness lends to the story in how it gives a sense of quiet and isolation, which is the way Ethel lives her life and would prefer it to stay. The action and violence creep along the way the plot does to this film which enhances the overall quirkiness of it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An obese woman kills anyone who comes between her and food.
Director
Nick Millard
Producer
Frances Millard
Screenwriter
Nick Millard
Production Co
I.R.M.I. Films
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 19, 2016
Runtime
1h 1m
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