4K UHD Review – Massacre

Making a movie is hard enough, but 1989’s “Massacre” combines the stress of film production with a serial killer story, looking to blur the line between fantasy and reality. At least, that’s the idea of the feature. Writer/director Andrea Bianchi doesn’t have the resources to really go wild with the endeavor, struggling with the basics in mystery and murder in the offering, which isn’t big on frights or suspense. “Massacre” is mostly a jumble of scenes, with Bianchi attempting to create red herrings and indulge a little sexploitation, but he’s mostly caught up in dullness as a multitude of characters compete for screentime. And there’s the issue of the mysterious killer, which doesn’t give the effort enough of an intimidation factor, keeping the picture quite mild and meandering. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com