Crime à froid

Un cas difficile à examiner en détail. D'un côté, un film froid comme la truffe d'un chien, mais d'un autre côté impressionnant et douloureux. Le réalisateur ne représente pas la souffrance de l'héroïne de manière naturelle. Comme s'il ne savait pas que nous ne pouvions compatir avec elle du fait de ce qu'elle est et de ce qu'elle vit. Il ne nous dit pas ce qu'elle est, cela lui importe peu. Il prend ses distances avec elle, il lui est indifférent. Sa souffrance n'est représentée que par des astuces de caméra, avec des baisses de son lorsqu'elle s'évanouit, etc. Tout cet enfer (y compris la pénétration prostituée pornographiquement détaillée) est vécu du point de vue d'une personne dont nous ne savons rien. Une approche dégueulasse, sadique et sans pitié, mais… c'est toujours plus intéressant et personnellement filmé que la plupart des cochonneries d'exploitation féministes de vengeance violente (I Spit on Your Grave). Et ce n'est certainement pas ennuyeux. (05/11/2008)

Of all the older exploitation films, I find Thriller: A Cruel Picture to be probably the coolest and most interesting. The beautiful mute female lead is lured into a trap by a conniving pimp who makes her a heroin addict and starts selling her to strangers as a hooker. The premise is so gritty and uncomfortable that it doesn't matter what year the film is from, it still keeps you glued to the screen. On the plus side are the detailed sex scenes, which are breathtaking in their boldness, on the minus side is the final showdown, where the main character only uses a shotgun with the help of very annoying slow motion shots, too bad they didn't have more creativity and come up with something similar to I Spit on Your Grave, that would have got plenty of five star ratings here. 75% (07/07/2015)

I can't help it, but this is simply an excellent film that shows us human nastiness in its true... well, nastiness. This film will not leave you with good feelings, which was its intention. Additionally, in the second half, it transforms into a fantastic B-movie, featuring a one-eyed mute avenger who shoots, kicks, and drives like a maniac. At this point, it's more about entertainment, but it's very rough and bloody entertainment. Even John Woo would be proud of those slow-motion shots. The story isn't a masterpiece, but the execution works for me. (27/02/2014)

A horrible, amateurishly made piece of crap without a shred of humanity and with only one visible message: to shock and to stick in the memory at any cost. I was expecting a stifling atmosphere, more developed psychology and some bold 70s gore, but the film disappointed me terribly in every aspect and it was very painful to watch. Firstly, the complete indifference to the main character's situation, which is not developed in any significant way, even though she’s the basic driving force of the whole story. Secondly, the indiscriminate and disgusting sex scenes, almost bordering on porn, which are meant to disgust the viewer and, judging by the dramatic musical interludes, to arouse complicity with the unfortunate victim, but in the end they are as cold and distant as the rest of the film. And finally, the downright embarrassing script with nothing to surprise. The popularity of such creative concoctions is really a big mystery to me. 30% (17/05/2013)