The crudely titled “U Want Me 2 Kill Him?” has a few tricks up its sleeve as it recounts a true tale of online obsession that led to murder. Misdirection is a major selling point, managing to keep the story wound tight as it surveys various acts of gullibility, most stemming from the easily swayed mind of an undersexed teenage boy. That any of this absurdity is rooted in reality is simply amazing, and director Andrew Douglas (his first effort since the 2005 “The Amityville Horror” remake) does a fine job massaging tension out of the tale. Opening as a demonstration of adolescent lust, “U Want Me 2 Kill Him” takes some interesting left turns as it unfolds, holding attention with its weirdness. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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