Grimm Love (Rohtenburg) (2006):

Starring:

Keri Russell - Katie Armstrong

Thomas Kretschmann - Oliver Hartwin

Thomas Huber - Simon Grombeck

Marcus Lucas - Felix

Angelika Bartsch - Viktoria

Alexander Marschewski - Rudy

Nils Dommning - Karl

Director:

Martin Weisz (The Hills Have Eyes II)

Rotten Tomatoes: Unreviewed

Flixster: 37%

Synopsis:

In Germany, as graduate student Katie Armstrong (Russell) researches cannibal killer Oliver Hagen (Kretschmann) for her thesis, she becomes obsessed with her subject and ultimately plunges into a lifestyle similar to Hagen's and the thousands of people like him.

Review:

Based On True Events. How awesome is that? So after seeing Rammstein last night, I thought no better film to review than this one. Their song "Mein Tiel" is based off of this true story about a man desperately searching to full fill his deepest darkest desires of eating a whiling, live person. Based on a man who in Germany in 2001 used a Craigslist esq. website searching for that "special someone" to help him finally achieve his dream. Then upon meeting him & having a lovely dinner party was found guilty of manslaughter & later murder & sentenced to life in prison. I honestly don't recommend this film to anyone who has no stomach for torture, blood, cannibalism or bad acting. Because you are going to get all of this. Keri Russell is pretty horrible. Thomas Kretschmann is pretty good, has quite a deep grasp on the man's true desires for this. Overall super creepy, possibly hilarity? depending on how your looking at it.

39%

Lead Acting: 6/15
Supporting Cast: 3/15
Plot: 4/10
Compared To The Genre: 5/10
Cinematography: 7/20
Intrigue: 8/20
Extra: 6/10