disdressed12 Review of Relentless

Relentless (1989)

typical 'serial killer taunts police' movie,(with a bit of a twist)but entertaining with decent performances

[7/10 · 3 August 2007]

this would be your typical 'serial killer taunts police'movie except for one small detail.the audience is let in on the identity of the killer pretty much right off the bat.i think this has been done before,so it's not wholly original,but it's still a bit of a change from most of the genre.the way in which the killer selects his victims might be original,but i'm not completely sure.you might think revealing the killer to the viewer very early on would have a negative impact,but it doesn't seem to.anyway,the remainder of the movie consists of the police trying to find out the killer's identity and stop him.we are given bit of background on why he ends up the way he is and it seems plausible,which is nice for a change.Judd Nelson plays the killer and is credible.there are also touches of humour throughout.the movie moves along at a good clip until the ending.the ending is telegraphed throughout the movie, very deliberately,i think,so it won't come as a very big surprise.anyway,i liked the movie.it's not outstanding but it is entertaining and worth the 90 minutes or so of time.