Day Nine - How to be a Serial Killer (2008)


This is basically an Americanized version of the cult classic Man Bites Dog. It's a faux-documentary about a charming serial killer mentoring a young video store clerk. What this movie has going for it is the lead actors who are oddly likable and very natural in their roles. What works against this film is that it's just not particularly funny or shocking, both of which abound in Man Bites Dog. It's never too horrifically violent, so that disappoints the gorehound in me, and it's never laugh out loud hilarious which just plain disappoints me. Overall, however, this is an enjoyable film that would be more enjoyable if there weren't better films of its ilk out there.