It was too late!If there had not been "silence of the lambs", "seven",this German flick could have had its day.But it tries too hard to be like the American relatives and it cannot be compared with them.It seems that in Europa only Spanish Amenabar was able to transcend his models.
Not that "tattoo" is devoid of good scenes.The rain falling over Maya's body ,revealing her impressive tattoos ,is a great moment ,both erotic and unsettling;the lawyer and his awful collection provides the movie with another strong sequence.
But ,with its "open" ending,à la "silence of the lambs" (which goal is,obviously to make an eventual sequel,"Tattoo" tries too hard and it's finally its downfall.A curio.
Not that "tattoo" is devoid of good scenes.The rain falling over Maya's body ,revealing her impressive tattoos ,is a great moment ,both erotic and unsettling;the lawyer and his awful collection provides the movie with another strong sequence.
But ,with its "open" ending,à la "silence of the lambs" (which goal is,obviously to make an eventual sequel,"Tattoo" tries too hard and it's finally its downfall.A curio.