Genuinely disturbing film. Small budget works as an advantage here. Everything feels authentic. Rooker gives a near perfect performance. Highly recommended.

Without a doubt, one of the most disturbing films ever made. This was a brilliant, terrifying piece of art. A powerful, brutal and unique psychological horror thriller with excellent performances by Rooker and company. The film is completely unflinching and grimly realistic and brilliantly acted and directed. This is a solidly horrifying film that you wont soon forget.

One of the best thrillers ever. Hard to watch but impossible to ignore. A must see for anyone slightly interested in serial killer flicks.

Not interesting enough. Directorial debut that attracted some attention at time of release, paving the way for an unremarkable career.

Watching Henry kill people with the same emotional detachment as when he eats breakfast is chilling.

crazy

there are some scenes in this movie that really creep me out..this movie is really a good character study and the story and mood is so unpredictable,,,,this movie is a must but be warned its kinda unsettling

Michael Rooker is good, but it's not a movie I'll ever want to watch again. The writing is piss poor and everyone not named Rooker is a below average actor. Just a lot of scenes where either awful stuff happens or making you dread the awful things that are going to happen.

Doesn't quite live up to the notoriety, but still manages to be a disturbing little ride.

Nihilistic and doggedly bleak, but thoroughly compelling. Portrait is perfectly apt, this often feels static; from the aftermath tableaux of bodies to the mired characters and confined plot. Henry's joyless, simmering intensity and the ever present threat of violence create a heightened level of tension throughout: bursts of violence fervent, but rarely bloody. Immersed in Henry's world we share his disconnection, the muted city only populated, as we now see, by potential victims.

Incredible. And I never want to see it again.

Very hard to watch at times but also wonderful.

As a fan of much low-budget horror fare, I must say I am stupefied as to what people find in this. Its main function is as a reminder of just how terrible it's possible for acting to be.

"As an emotional map, Henry is decidedly raw, personal, and unrelenting." - Jeremiah Kipp

The acting isn't always good, but the movie gave me a really uneasy feeling. Also the killing on camera scene is extremely nauseating. The ending is quite sick too

Unyieldingly cheerless and informal. Michael Rooker is excellent as Henry, the perverted murderer we follow through times of neither joy nor sadness. McNaughton depict a world so virulently cold and drab, you almost reach out for fresh air amidst the violent carnage and silent tension. The glum and dreary atmosphere establishes itself early on and impudently persists to the very end; turbulent music and clammy images (there's some intense close-ups here) makes this a compelling experience.

maybe because of all the hype but wasn't really impressed kills we're pretty awesome though

* Casting, Acting : 8 * Script : 7 * Directing, Aura : 8 * Ease of Viewing : 7 * Naked Eye : 7