Sexy Killer

Directed by: Miguel Marti

starring: Macarena Gómez, Javier Ambrossi, Angel de Andres, Cesar Carmino

Synopsis:

Gorgeous medical student Barbara isn’t your typical 20-something, although she will be quick to tell you otherwise: in fact, she is a homicidal maniac who kills anyone who gets in her way or even comes close to identifying her as the Campus Killer. And sometimes she’ll just kill to get something she wants, such as a pretty red dress... Everything is going swimmingly until she mistakenly believes bookish scientist Tomas to be a kindred spirit and falls in lust with him. Unfortunately for her, Tomas is building a machine he hopes will temporarily reanimate the recently deceased to discover who killed them. And unfortunately for them both, the machine works a little too well and soon the campus is awash with zombies...



Review:

Sexy Killer is certainly a movie that lives up to it’s title. Star Macarena Gomez carries the film effortlessly, causing such homicidal mayhem but always having the audience wrapped around her little finger.

More flamboyant and kitsch than a John Waters or Pedro Amaldovar movie, Sexy Killer isn’t going to be to everybody’s taste. However if you can get past the main character breaking the fourth wall and talking directly to the viewer, and the most bizarre version of Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” I ever want to hear, there is a lot to enjoy.

Barbara is very sexy and dangerous, and never seems to have to worry about disposing of bodies, or be concerned when the police start asking questions – no one seems to want to believe that such a pretty young thing as her could possibly kill someone.

Whilst it is true some of her victims “had it coming” (for example her first victim who punched her after he failed to satisfy her sexually), others are just in the wrong place at the wrong time and if it weren’t for Barbara having us in her thrall it would be hard not to sympathise with the aggrieved.

Cesar Carmino brings a charming innocence to Tomas, whom Barbara mistakes for a fellow killer. The film slips easily into classic farce as, at a posh restaurant, Barbara kills a woman who bought the dress she wanted, then challenges Tomas to do the same and obtain a tuxedo.

Although the film isn’t exactly laugh-out-loud funny it does have a light touch overall. One of my favourite scenes runs as a parody of the opening of Scream as Barbara receives a phone-call from someone pretending to be the Campus Killer and starts quizzing her on horror movies, only for the tables to be quickly turned.

Sexy Killer adds a new twist to the zombie genre too, as the undead in this film are fully cognitive and very aware of their predicament – and very angry at a certain young serial killer!

Verdict:

The genre of Horror-comedy tends to be a bit of a minefield, with many failing to be horrific enough nor funny enough. Sexy Killer manages to strike the right balance, if you’re in the mood for high-kitsch and flamboyance off-the-scale.

7 out of 10 (MikeOutWest)