Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Ricardo Daly The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Predrag "Pin" is an anatomically correct, see-through mannequin. His interests include tutoring, chocolates and terrorizing young ladies. Pin speaks with a slow, thin, whispery voice. His educational expertise includes math and sex. He also enjoys listening to incestuous poetry and creeping quietly in the dark. Pin's story is destined to become a cult classic. The strength of this movie lies not in direction, nor necessarily in acting, but in story. Pin is one of the strangest movies you'll watch. Scenes include a skinless mannequin giving a private sex lecture to a young brother and sister, a man giving his daughter an abortion, and a nurse who uses Pin as a sex doll when she thinks no one else is watching.This neglected gem is an example of 1980's horror at its most creative. Its not a gory film by any means, but it will chill you to the bone, as its a superbly crafted psychological study into the mental disintegration of a fragile mind. The most disquieting scenes of course involve Pin, whether its involving Leon, or just when another character is alone in the room with the mannequin. It seems to exude a threat even when Leon is not around to carry out Pin's 'bidding'. At the heart of this film is a superb performance by David Hewlett as the adult Leon. He gives a very sympathetic performance of someone whose mind has been unbalanced by the maladjusted childhood he has gone through. Cynthia Preston is also very good as the grown up Ursula, who tries to get her life back together, whilst also coping with the increasing demands of Leon/Pin. Don't expect anything too exploitative or overly sensational, as 'Pin' builds up the tension and the scares by telling a good story and providing proper character development. A fascinating film!!Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

gavin6942 In this low-budget descendant of "Psycho", Ursula and Leon are sister and brother, living alone, save for a large wooden puppet they call "Pin" (for Pinocchio). When Ursula starts hanging around with new boyfriend Stan, Leon and Pin take action.What drew me to this film was Terry O'Quinn, who has never (so far as I'm aware) made a bad film. And although he is more of a secondary, supporting actor here, this film is no less good than anything else he has done.What makes this film good is its relatively slow pace, building the suspense, waiting for the moment when all heck will break loose. And, for first time viewers, there is the mystery: is Leon crazy or is Pin truly alive and only willing to open up to specific people? (The answer was not what I expected.)

daggersineyes Just a heads up.... the full plot synopsis on IMDb stupidly gives away the whole story so try not to read it. I wish they wouldn't do that it ruins so many movies.Anyway - back to my review - which contains NO spoilers at all.Although it does lean towards drama more than horror it still delivers in a similar way to Hitchock's atmospheric style. This is a superbly crafted chiller and even more so given it was a low budget offering in the middle of the 80's horror flick bonanza. There's no gore, excessive violence or cheap thrills in this baby. A fascinating tale refreshingly free of cliché or predictability and beautifully directed with excellent acting add up to a must see movie. Although those looking for the slash & scream/giggle end of the horror genre might be disappointed. I loved this. And I think you will too. Why is it always so hard to find these gems?

Backlash007 ~Spoiler~ Pin is a subtle creepfest from the writers of The Amityville Horror and The Devil's Advocate. This was Sandor Stern's first gig directing for the big screen and he does a remarkable job. He never once overstates the horror. Pin is about 2 young siblings who are raised by unorthodox parents. Their mother is a neat freak and their father is a doctor who treats his children not much differently than his patients. He uses his anatomical dummy (named Pin, short for Pinocchio) to teach the children life lessons. He does this through ventriloquism. His daughter understands this, but his son believes Pin is real. Between the absentee parentism and bizarre father figure in Pin, Leon becomes a deeply disturbed individual. As he grows up, Leon becomes a classic paranoid schizophrenic. Playing Leon is David Hewlitt. Hewlitt, no stranger to the genre, is amazing here. Not since Norman Bates has a screen psycho been so seemingly harmless yet capable of anything. His sister is played by Cynthia Preston. She's also really good. You really care about her character and want to see her escape her brother's madness. It's nice to see Terry O'Quinn (The Stepfather) playing a different kind of father here. He's not playing a psychopath, but there is still something odd about his performance. The ending was truly brilliant and fans of Hitchcock's Psycho should really enjoy this movie.