Engrossing and quiet case study of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer (Jeremy Renner) seemlessly mixes in flashbacks to his adolesence (where he had to deal with his parents splitting up and tension between himself and his father), a series of his past killings and a night spent with his current intended victim (played well by Artel Kayaru).

Capturing an 80's mood perfectly and lacking any exploitation elements; writer/director David Jacobson keeps it interesting and paints Dahmer as a sympathetic and lonely guy while keeping the tone somewhat unsettling and giving it an oddly homo-erotic feeling at times.

Renner gives an expressive performance (as witnessed when you see the look on his characters face when he has to cut up a body for the first time) and does extremely well in the lead and veteran character actor Bruce Davison is on hand to play his father.

Like the other two films in First Look's series (Ed Gein and Ted Bundy) this is a pretty spooky film and will be disturbing to some - but it's also the best of the three.

Directed By: David Jacobson.
Written By: David Jacobson.

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Artel Kayaru, Matt Newton, Dion Basco.

Picture Ratio: Full Frame.

Picture Quality: A decent transfer though it has a bit of compression issues during the couple of scenes bathed in deep red.

Extras: We get a well done trailer, a fairly decent featurette about the film and a very entertaining commentary by Jacobson and Renner.