Chirphymium
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Kien Navarro
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Quiet Muffin
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
daworldismine
evilenko is at times very uneasy to watch, some scenes make you feel horrid inside, as its based on a real paedophile serial killer that murdered over 50 little girls and women, and then ate them, its a nasty story and even though there is some nasty stuff in evilenko, it isn't at all as graphic or sick, as you would expect it to be, judging from the true story. instead its a solid thriller that has Malcolm McDowell's best performance in years as truly horrible man. its very well made, and has some haunting music at times, and for the most part is very accurate to the true story, the movie isn't for everyone, but its much better than the average serial killer biopic
Charlie Edqvist
I'm rather split between whether I like this movie or not. Sure, I did enjoy it but there are some things that kind of bothered me. Mostly small details that I felt were either completely wrong or just things that I felt that the writer had missed. But of course there where a lot of excellent things that were mentioned and really brought out about Andrei Chikatilo (a name he later took, for you who didn't already know). I liked how they brought out Chikatilos passion for communism. According to what i have read about him he was very patriotic and a communist party member, so therefor you can imagine that he actually was as he was portrayed in the movie when it came to communist politics. There was also the great acting of Malcolm McDowell. The way he portrayed how Chikatilo felt uneasy when he felt his blood lust return and how he became more calm afterward. Accordning to authors of various books on Chikatilo he had told the police after his arrest that it was like a craving he had and it could only be quenched by the blood of his victims. And you could see that under the surface of Chikatilo in the movie when he was out in public. As if he seemed rather anxious and uneasy but was trying to hide it so that nobody would realize it.But there were a lot of minor details that really bothered me. And I know this is just a movie and not really a documentary, but still. Like how he had no children in the movie, but the real life Chikatilo actually had 2. Yes he was impotent when it came to normal sex, but that doesn't make it impossible for them to have children. And then there was the fact that the main reason Chikatilo murdered people was because of sexual satisfaction through sadism. Chikatilo was a grade a sadist that only could achieve an orgasm through the pain of others. That's why he butchered and mutilated all those people. But instead they just skipped that whole part and drew it over as insanity. That was just all wrong. Chikatilo never was insane. (even though he tried for an insanity plea at court by acting as if he had various illnesses such as schizophrenia) He knew perfectly well what he was doing every single time. And what was up with that whole "hypnotist" bit? I mean that's the first time I've heard that about him. Sure he was said to have been very charismatic but I think that was taking it too far.But all in all I think you can enjoy this movie if you're a fan of other serial killer movies like this one (Dahmer, Bundy etc etc). I was a little bit to distracted about details to have enjoyed this to the fullest. And I've heard a lot of talk about this other movie about Andrei "Chikatilo" Romanovic and that it is better, but everyone has different taste so you never know.I give five because of my personal distractions. I'm not saying that it's bad at all. On the contrary, if you like this kind of movie you should definitely see it. If not, watch Hostel instead. It sucks, but at least the production values are good.Sorry for all the rambling. Cheers
mistymanning
Being somewhat of a serial killer history buff, I was surprised and excited to see "Evilenko" on the shelf at Hollywood Video. Based on real-life Russian killer Andrei Chikatilo, (I assume they changed the name to incorporate the word "evil", but I don't know for sure) this movie falls short of true drama AND any type of documentary. McDowell's accent is appalling (and ever-changing), and the scenes with the children are just plain disturbing. And not in that "Silence of the Lambs" disturbing way. In a "dear god I'm watching something bordering on pornography" way. I know I'm sort of exaggerating here, but it felt really wrong, and forced. No good!!!!
maxbrinck
Evilenko is made extremely well, I've seen it twice now on DVD and Malcolm McDowell's towering characterization of the real Russian serial killer should be recognized as an artistic achievement. No, it's not Citizen X and that's a good thing. Where Citizen X reads like a plodding police investigation, Evilenko comes across as a searing reading of a killer's personal hell. David Greico has written and directed a completely interesting and thorough examination of Evilenko's mind and motivations. While the killings are handled dispassionately, the victims aren't one dimensional, we feel for them but Grecio never sentimentalizes them. Definitely a cut above the average serial killer film.