Blu-ray Review – Psycho Girls

1986's "Psycho Girls" is a few different movies competing for screen time. Normally, this would result in an interesting film of various tones and creative paths, but co-writer/director Jerry Ciccoritti doesn't have the seasoning to really manage whatever he ultimately wants from the feature. It begins as a detective story and ends with extended scenes of torture, with the core appeal of the picture difficult to discern while watching it. There's some flair in visual design choices, with the production going to war against a limited budget. And performances are strong, but they're committed to the endeavor's sense of insanity. "Psycho Girls" isn't really much fun, with the harshness of violence too abrasive to enjoy on a pure horror level, and editorial slackness isn't helping the cause, with Ciccoritti more determined to reach a sellable run time than deal honestly with his prolonged showcase of campy madness. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com