Choosing to use that for the major part of his thesis, he would go on to form a dangerous relationship with the incarcerated Gacy. Posing in profile to that which Gacy was attracted to, Moss began with letters, then phone calls and eventually a meeting with the beast himself.
Jason Moss would kill himself in , the significance of which, dates and state of mind etc, are not covered here. It's not a blood soaked film, it's very character driven, the horrors more of the human mind. Boosted by an intense performance from Forsythe as Gacy, the pic is always compelling, though some poetic licence has been taken to advance the plot dynamics.
The flashbacks used are well tied into the narrative thrust, tension is well orchestrated by Ristovski and Frewer's score is unobtrusive but still orchestral and eerie. One of the better serial killer movies available to the intrigued audience, but not because of any stalk and kill tactics and portrayals.
Scarecrow 31 January Just remember who I am. William Forsythe goes into a really dark place and accomplishes in his characterization of notorious psychopath John Wayne Gacy to make your skin crawl, in this rather unsettling depiction of a young college student doing his thesis on the inner working of the sick, perverted mind of the infamous serial killer. Jason Moss believed he could manipulate Gacy into giving up information, even a confession, in regards to the murder of those boys covered with Lyme and buried in his house's basement crawlspace.
What happens instead is that Gacy begins to manipulate the kid, interested in private sexual conversations with Moss on topics of homosexuality, control and power. Moss tries to break free from the grip of Gacy who has attained a small measure of power within the correctional facility holding him for future lethal injection execution, having befriended security officers on the inside, getting perks like art tools and other luxuries, somehow moving cash in and out and given permission to phone call Moss at his own leisure , finding it especially hard to do so, understanding that he had bitten off more than he could chew.
Moss was just a cocksure kid with plenty of knowledge on criminal psychology and criminalistics, yet dealing with a real human monster, to chat it up and get personal with such a man, to stare into that abyss and eventually confront him face to face, he isn't prepared for that kind of experience Gacy threatens him and his family, claiming to have connections on the outside. A particularly chilling scene has Gacy trying to convince Moss to molest his younger brother Moss does attempt to get his brother to either talk or write to Gacy!
We see the psychological toll on Jason, how his "involvement" with Gacy is ruining everyday life, his relationships with mother and girlfriend. Forsythe certainly provokes a response with his performance, it's so authentic and menacing, unnerving and unpleasant, and he works his spell over you with mostly his voice, demeanor, and presence, from inside his cell, cut off from the outside world, the camera often right in his face, a bit uncomfortably close which almost has you moving backward because of the repulsion for his personality and twisted state of mind.
This is the kind of performance I imagine many viewers will not soon forget. Sweat-inducing meeting between the two not sure how accurate this is but it is sure hair raising with the guards outside allowing Gacy the privilege of confronting Moss without a glass partition often used to separate inmate from visitor.
You kind of build up a dread because there's an expected physical confrontation, it is horrifyingly inevitable.
During this meeting Forsythe is awfully intimidating.. Young actor, Jesse Moss, does a fine job of relating to us the torment and turmoil his Jason Moss suffers—the devastating consequences of the real-life person he portrays is truly haunting because perhaps it shows just what kind of indelible mark Gacy had on the kid, knowing the true tragedy which accompanies the conclusion of the film.
I was afraid for this flick for two reasons, is is said to be based on a true event, the John Wayne Gacy story and it was made by the producers of "Monster " another flick based on a true event serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
Monster did follow how it all happened so there it couldn't go wrong but on the part op Gacy there are so many flicks about him that aren't correct. Some did exploit his part as Pogo The Clown and let him do killings dressed as a clown, it never happened that way. But still the best flick about Gacy is To Catch A Killer and let the performance of Brian Dennehy in that particular flick being the best Gacy so far.
So with some prejudice I watched it. And I must say that I really enjoyed this flick. The title says Dear Mr Gacy but isn't really about Gacy.
This flick is more about Jason Moss, a student who gets in contact with Gacy and gets obsessed with him. What happens with Jason is shown in this flick. To be honest, only two actors are in this flick and made this flick.
First is Jesse Moss who plays Jason Moss and he did it in a perfect way. What he did here is really well done. Gacy is played by another famous horror actor William Forsythe. I have met the guy and yes he has that look in his eyes as seen in Halloween the remake and The Devils Reject. Both carry this flick. It is filed under horror but I shouldn't say that it fits there. It's more a drama especially due what happened to Jason's life.
But Svetozar Ristovski as director did well to keep you attracted to the screen. Naturally the whole true event is pure horror but I recommend this to everyone.
It do has some news reel in the beginning and at the end some news reel about Jason. It really got into me, a sad story but one to watch. No special effects pure talking and still it gets you And William gets really close to Brian's Gacy performance.
For a college term paper, a rather naive young man named Jason Moss played by actor improbably named Jesse Moss decides to interview notorious, real-life serial killer John Wayne Gacy William Forsythe. The story, which is true, is set in the early s. Gacy was convicted in of killing over thirty Chicago area boys and young men in the s, and was on death row when Moss sent Gacy the initial written inquiry. Through the plot, the two correspond via letter and talk on the phone.
Eventually, Gacy arranges for a personal visit from Moss. Jason comes across as smart, ambitious, and a bit smug and cocky. At no time does he express any genuine interest in Gacy as a person. Instead, Jason hopes to gain the confidence of Gacy so as to learn details about Gacy's experiences that law enforcement and the FBI were unable to learn. Jason's motives are thus somewhat selfish, and aimed at furthering his own academic career.
I really didn't much sympathize with him or his tactics. And of course Gacy, the killer who dressed up as a clown, was truly evil. In short, there's no one to root for in this film. This is an unusual movie in that close-up camera shots of characters comprise much, if not most, of the scenes. Lighting is conventional. The film offers little in the way of suspense.
It comes across as a TV docu-drama. Casting and acting are acceptable. For viewers interested in true crime stories, "Dear Mr. Gacy" offers a strange after-the-fact twist to a dreadful episode.
And at the film's very end, the script makes a startling revelation about one of the real-life characters. Great true crime thriller about a college kid who is obsessed with John Wayne Gacy and does his college thesis on him. Jason writes and befriends Gacy in an attempt to 'get in the mind of a serial killer '. Very dark stuff.
William Forsythe does an excellent job playing one of the most notorious serial killers in American history. I did not sympathise much with Jason Moss. His obsession with Gacy and the lengths he went to complete his term paper made him nothing but a giant loser. He , however is not unaffected by his dealings with Gacy. The film explores these themes and is well done. Gacy is excellent and from what I know about Gacy , Forsythe played him fairly truthful and authentic. Great movie. AudioFileZ 18 December Gacy" a film by Svetozar Ristovski based on a true story on the surface seems like a vapor of an ideal turned real.
Jason Moss, a college student,t idealistically believes he can befriend notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy in order to write a term paper for his criminology class. From story to execution this celluloid reflection of Moss's relationship with Gacy wildly succeeds in creating true ominous menace. William Forsythe is especially effective as John Wayne Gacy. Jason Moss, the real student, begins a written relationship with John Wayne Gacy in hopes he can get information that all levels of law enforcement haven't been able to extract.
He does this by "baiting" Mr. Gacy with his youth and inexperience in sexual orientation. Surprisingly it works too well and in short order Moss is deep into situations in which he is clearly outmaneuvered. Instead of extracting himself he seems to lose his own identity being sucked into thinking he can manipulate a cunning murderer.
The darkness permeates in short order and he finds himself in situations he clearly is not up to. Instead of retreating, however, he pushes forward. Is it something inside of Moss or is is simply society's overall attraction , albeit curiosity, with morbidity?
This is a question that may never be answered in sum total as we learn a very unsettling fact just prior to end credits. Gacy" is a harrowing journey for the viewer. A film in which you keep watching though you know it only will layer more layers of darkness. In this posture it is simple and brilliant. A "tour 'de force" of a last testament of a master serial killer and manipulator. In the end we learn that the title of Moss's best seller was anything but a marketing slant.
A must see. Brilliant performance by Forsythe,, knew he could be creepy,, but, dang! Very good back and forth between the two lead actors. What starts out as an idea for a college assignment takes a young man on a journey no one in their right mind would choose,,, and he only realizes this when it's too late to back out. This would be a very good cautionary tale for anyone trying to get into the mind of a murderer. Proceed with much, MUCH, caution,,,. I remember my surprise at the closing chapters of Capote's "In Cold Blood" the book.
Capote fairly well succeeds at showcasing how forensic psychologists place the events depicted within some kind of framework. At the end, you feel you understand how triggers can be set up for extreme behavior, then set off. Although I didn't exactly expect it, I approached "Dear Mr. Gacy" with a dim expectation that it might fulfill this need; after all, the young guy's kicks off his project under the auspices of criminology class.
The professor says to Jason, "You have to demonstrate a strong academic angle, here" The filmmakers seem to assume that they could primp and preen the final product so as to redeem Jason's weird, obsessive bravado in our eyes. But, for my part, they don't. Well, maybe with the allowable exception that. After viewing "Dear Mr. In short: I wanted understanding, I got a dark romp.
Vivekmaru45 12 January This is one of the best films I have seen in The direction and acting is very professional. The film is about serial killer John Wayne Gacy who committed the rape and murder of 33 teenage boys and young men between and Twenty-six of Gacy's victims were buried in the crawlspace of his home, three others elsewhere on his property and four victims were discarded in a nearby river.
I was very happy to find that the film lived up to my expectations. Veteran actor William Forsythe needs no introduction. He is brilliant in the role of Gacy. The way he acts in the film makes me think that he studied the character of John Wayne Gacy very carefully.
The other brilliant star of the film is Jesse Moss who plays university student Jason Moss who interviews Gacy for his thesis. In the film Moss tries to get into the mind of Gacy by sending semi-nude photos of himself, hoping to get Gacy excited and talk more. What Moss didn't realize is that Gacy is cleverer than he thinks.
What started of as a college thesis turns into an obsession between the two. Gacy starts making phone calls to Moss. During those calls he often talked about obscene sexual acts which disturbed Moss. Eventually Moss stopped conversing with Gacy for some days until he is threatened by Gacy. Eventually Gacy, who is to be executed within six days, requests Moss to visit him face-to-face for the last time Buy this superb film on DVD - you won't regret it.
It's surprising that the substantial bulk of serial killer movies has yet to render anything really compelling about one of its most complex and twisted subjects John Wayne Gacy. And yet, all we really have to show for it are two sub-par outings a passable TV procedural starring Brian Dennehy and a really awful feature with hammy unknown Mark Holton.
And then comes "Dear Mr. Gacy" which if you're not aware of its extremely factual basis almost sounds like a bad joke. Crime student Jason Moss Jesse Moss embarks on an almost masochistic journey into fear and loathing by establishing a communication with the killer during his last months on earth at Illinois' Menard prison.
His idea and it IS a clever one is to establish himself as a textbook victim that Gacy will have no choice but to lure into his web, granting Moss a first-hand look into the delusional self-aggrandizing psychopath's mind for his college Criminology term paper. It's a scenario almost tailor made for a movie script because, as we all know by now in films, if you want something that badly, the worst thing that can happen is that you get it, and Moss does.
He also finds himself playing a little too perfectly into Gacy's hypnotic spell, which is complemented by all the right situational elements of his own life boredom with his girlfriend, resentment of his controlling mother, subtle contempt for his passive brother's victim-hood at the hands of the school bully.
The weakest link here is Jesse Moss, and that's only very rarely. Mostly his performance is very good, though there are a few times it's hard to believe his reactions wouldn't be a bit more emotional after some of Gacy's truly threatening phone tirades. William Forsythe is a great actor and never more disturbing than in this role It's hard to know if his self-proclaimed stance as "king of the roost" at Menard is reality or in his head. His paintings were fetching a handsome sum near the end of his life, he had a cell with a view, TV, plants, and he could paint and smoke Cuban cigars smuggled in by guards who addressed him half-jokingly as "boss.
All in all, DMG is an intense, fun ride you won't forget. If it had a broader scope, it might just be the definitive Gacy biopic, but it probably wouldn't be as outright compelling, either. What's probably most disturbing about this particular story is what happened to the real Jason Moss, in the end. Be careful what you wish for, indeed. Gacy shows once again the things humans do are more terrifying than any supernatural horror.
What starts as a harmless yet calculated study initiated by an eager student turns soon into a consuming nightmare. I don't know how accurate the movie is and whether all aspects follow the facts based on true story but as a movie Dear Mr.
G is as simple as effective. The tension builds slowly and towards the end it's truly nerve-wracking. The acting is solid, the pace appropriate but what really makes the movie special is the story. Uneasy, obsessive and bizarre. An interaction gone terribly wrong in pretty much every aspect. I almost had the feeling after the movie ended something When the subject comes up in everyday conversation of serial killers, personally two names immediately rear their heads in my mind.
Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy. Gacy one of the more spookier killers i have read about in us history who was responsible for luring young male prostitutes home in his "nice guy" guise and murdering them and burying their many bodies in his root cellar of his own home. Based on true events that occurred during the last few weeks of Gacy's life before he finally succumbed to lethal injection On May 10, Young university law student approaches his professor with the idea on doing the latest required Theseus on Gacy himself sort of an psychological profile.
The professor advises him to look elsewhere for a subject as serial killer Theseus's are Way over done. Jason promises he will deliver answers into Gacy's psyche that have never surfaced either by interviews by both the FBI and media.
Jason then takes it upon himself to write a letter to Gacy on death row. A relationship between the two begins. Jason tiptoes around ,madness as he tries his best not to be sucked into Gacy's evil world. Jesse Moss was awesome in this and i couldn't help but compare him to a young Tom Cruise but that still remains to be shown. Forsythe who i feel is very underrated pulls off the Gacy character brilliantly.
This is a difficult movie to watch. I rented it over the holiday week for entertainment. I felt the movie draws the viewer into the emotional sea of conflict and any flick that can do that, in my estimation is superior. Certain parts are very difficult because they deal with sexuality , ciminiality and morals all at once.
The flick should not be rejected simply because it might to thought to be anti-gay. There were parts that I thought could pander to homophobic people.
I would recommend it and advise imagine you are 18 years old and dealing with a psychological experiment where you become the bait for the vampire. This is a stupid, stupid, stupid, movie. The horrible story of the murders of at least 33 young boys at the hands of the monster John Wayne Gacy deserves better treatment than this.
In a nutshell, you have the one of the most notorious serial killers on record, Gacy, juxtaposed against inappropriate, "teen" male, beefcake in the form of Jesse Moss, who is a stagy, unnatural actor. He's no worse than the rest of this movie, but he is the "star" so he is, justifiable or not, the face of this failure.
I can not overstate the grotesque titillation being engaged in here. The protagonist, played by Moss, flexes shirtlessly through about half of this movie. Would you write to a serial killer? Rated R for disturbing sexual content including graphic dialogue, language throughout and some violence.
Did you know Edit. Trivia The movie is based on a true story. Moss' recounting of certain events could not be verified. Connections Features Leeza User reviews 31 Review. Top review. Well acted, intense and frighteningly realistic. I wasn't sure I wanted to watch another moralistic 'movie-of-the-week' about a serial killer since they are usually whitewashed beyond recognition to make them palatable to mainstream America.
When I found out this was based on the true story of a college student contacting John Wayne Gacy in prison before he was executed, however, I thought I would give it a chance. It all starts like a 'docudrama' by the look of the cast, but with the first glimpse of the gritty characterization of Jason's mother, this film took on a much edgier realism than I was expecting. It seemed to me that I had not seen a woman like this before - not pretty, not likable, not whitewashed. In fact, none of the characters were Hollywood suburban - they were conflicted, vulnerable, angry, manipulative and contradictory.
And, 'Jason Moss' takes us on a journey that seems ordinary at first, but step by step, the tension ramps up and we soon find ourselves betting against higher and higher stakes on a happy ending.
What we end up experiencing is an intense and uncomfortable story that goes far deeper into the psyche of Gacy and anyone who came into contact with him than the usual fare. The acting is superb on everyone's part, especially Jesse Moss and William Forsythe - so much so that I had a hard time connecting to the pix of the real people at the end of the film.
This is one of the best studies of serial murderers that I have ever seen. Watch it but be prepared to go places that aren't 'nice'. People are much scarier than we care to believe - an idea that John Wayne Gacy used skillfully to entrap his victims up until the end. DeepDarkWater Oct 15, Details Edit.
Release date May 11, Canada. Official Facebook Official site. The Last Victim. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 43 minutes. Dolby Digital. Related news. Aug 24 DailyDead. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. By what name was Dear Mr.
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