Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer

2024

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 83% · 18 reviews
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 2845 2.8K

new york city serial killer dramedy

Director

Tolga Karaçelik Photo
Tolga Karaçelik

Top cast

Steve Buscemi Photo
Steve Buscemi as Kollmick
Ward Horton Photo
Ward Horton as David
Olli Haaskivi Photo
Olli Haaskivi as Seymour
John Magaro Photo
John Magaro as Keane
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944.73 MB
1280*538
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
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1.89 GB
1920*808
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Adi42 6 / 10

"Steven Buskemi" couldn't save this one

A three-character story centered on a creatively blocked, soon-to-be-divorced writer who encounters a "retired" serial killer sounds like a killer concept, on paper. Unfortunately, this film squanders that premise with lackluster execution and a frustrating tonal imbalance.Steve Buscemi and Britt Lower are the film's saving grace, doing their best to carry an off-kilter black comedy that never commits to being either dark enough or funny enough. The premise begs for something wild and twisted, but what we get feels muted and safe. The score stands out for its uniqueness.The character of Kollmick (Buscemi) is woefully underdeveloped. We learn almost nothing about his past, and his interactions with the writer make no sense. Meanwhile, John Magaro's portrayal of Keane, the meek, indecisive writer, is not convincing.The movie stumbles toward an anticlimactic ending that fails to resolve the story and ends on an unearned cliffhanger-clearly intentional, but entirely pointless.This film unavoidably draws comparisons to Seven Psychopaths, watch it instead.
Reviewed by jtindahouse 7 / 10

Better than it has any business being

I'll get my gripe with 'Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer' out of the way first. Stop starting your film with a scene from the end! I feel like I'm saying this in every second review at the moment (thank you 'The White Lotus'). Trust me, your movie doesn't need it.This is a really odd little film. It has no business being as entertaining and watchable as it was. It has these characters who should be really unlikable, but because they're so well cast, they somehow work.The plot is all over the place, but its dry humour often works and the "mix-up" comedy angle works better than I thought it was going to. There's also a very funny scene towards the end that raised it from a 6.5 to a 7/10.
Reviewed by SoumikBanerjee1996 7 / 10

Dark comedy done right!

Dark comedy done right.I cannot stress this enough, but I have seen countless films who come with intent to depict dark comedy in its full glory but end up making a tonal mess of the tale. They either fail to execute humor or struggle with dramatic parts of the storyline.This movie, however, balances all aspects quite competently.Not only does it make you laugh when you are least expecting it, but the way it builds and then nurtures tension is also pretty commendable.From quirky characters to their respective plot-lines, all things are conveyed well, though I did wish for more elaboration and a couple of twists and turns in the third act, felt like they cut it off prematurely.
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