Head Cases: Serial Killers in the Delaware Valley

2013 "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"
4.3| 1h50m| NR| en
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A documentary of serial killer Wayne Montgomery and his followers.

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Jeanskynebu the audience applauded
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
Páiric O'Corráin Head Cases: Serial Killers In The Delaware Valley: A faux documentary or rather faux docu-drama about Wayne Montgomery committed 41 murders between 1979 (first being his babysitter when he was 9) and 2007, leaving behind an extensive library of his life's work consisting of video-tapes, sound recordings, photographs and journals.His mother and his accomplices speak to camera. His acolytes include his stepson, wife and other young people. His stepson and others carry on Wayne's "Work".Made on a low budget which shows at times but superior to a lot of found footage films. 6/10
befoulmetalroosa This was relentless. Relentlessly dull and unimaginative. It looks to be a sequel of sorts to the first one, entitled "The Ritual." This one was done in a more DiscoveryID docudrama way, which didn't really help it at all. The older characters were dumpy and bland, and the young 'proteges' were lackluster. The video footage portraying the 'murders' lacked any sort of realism. The only one that I was discomfited by was the anal rape with the bowie knife.Both Montgomery's mother and wife were the ultimate uberbi****s, which really underscored Montgomery's milquetoast demeanor. I mean, I get that a serial killer that is the most unassuming and non-confrontational man ever would be an interesting twist. The 'he was so quiet. Very polite and courteous. Willing to help anyone' type of person. However, that particular characterization in this film just made it fall flat. It's tough to believe that a man with so little testicular fortitude would be capable of kidnapping and killing people.
sandraclin A twisted and terrifying story of a serial killer who videotapes every single murder. But it doesn't stop with his death. Future generations decide to imitate him (not too much unlike how every mass shooter tries to imitate the Columbine killers). Movies like this are not for everyone. There are some scenes of blood and gore, but it's not that kind of movie. It's not even really a horror movie, at least in my opinion. It comes across as real for the purposes of style (probably the director's best feat, making it seem real), but it's not real, nor is it supposed to be. The movie isn't perfect by any means (it's long, for one thing), but it gets this rating because it stayed with me long after I finished watching it. As the time I'm typing this, we've had two school shootings in the past week and each one seems like it's imitating the previous one. The idea that some impressionable kids with issues could end up imitating a serial killer is not that far off. I hope it never happens, but it could.
Sara McCleaf This film will not disappoint. It ties the three prior films together in a way that is clever and entertaining. This is an excellent documentary style film that takes you even deeper into the minds of the killers. It helps you to understand the time lines of the events that occurred in each of the prior films. It gives you a better understanding of the overlapping of the story-lines from the first three films. With that being said, I would suggest watching the first three films first, so you have a better understanding of what is going on. A great deal of thought was put into this film and honestly, I think they nailed it. If you are looking for a disturbing and articulately done film, this is the one for you. If you cringe easily, this is not the film for you.