Expecting something totally different, NIGHT KILLER (1990) turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I was thinking this would be the standard "80s" slasher, even though it came out in 1990, but let's face it, the early 90s still had very much an 80s vibe. But this movie surprised me in several ways. The acting is incredibly over the top with obnoxious music in every other scene. I guess this is an Italian flick which is why some of the dialogue sounds dubbed, but I definitely recognize the lead actress Tara Buckman from other things in the 80s, most notably Cannonball Run and a Chips episode, but this is the first time I actually knew her name. The acting from EVERY actor is grade school level cheesy. I mean it's BAD, but that adds to the movie's appeal because everyone is so deadly serious giving such lousy performances. No future Oscar winners in this one! lol A very interesting aspect of this movie is that the main character Melanie is really screwed up even prior to the traumatic events that happen to her. She's a complete mess of a character and oddly fascinating. There's some amazingly funny dialogue at times. Night Killer has a crazy multi-genre style. It's soap opera, sexual deviancy, horror, thriller and crime drama all rolled into one. The movie also has some crazy twists that even though I figured them out at some point, it was still an entertaining watch.
Review of Night Killer
