[Blu-ray Reviews] So There Was This ‘Killer Nun,’ ‘Terror Experiment’ & Some ‘Wicker Tree’…

Movies
Posted by Mike Pereira on May 03, 2012 @ 11:02am
Category: Movies / Home Video

KILLER NUN
Considering its notoriety, being banned from Britain and all, I’m letdown by how inoffensive Killer Nun ends up being. The film opens on a promising note during the opening scene in which a severely pissed off nun confesses her appetite for bloodlust. It seemingly sets the stage for 88 minutes of utter depravity. Based on true events, Killer Nun is about Sister Gertrude, a drug-addicted head nurse at a convent hospital who grows increasingly psychotic. Her erratic behaviour begins to affect the lives of the patients surrounding her. We get sexual degradation, sadistic murder, criminal negligence and some softcore action. All of these ingredients combined read like the perfect recipe for exploitation ecstasy…well, you’d think anyways. The problem here is that not a whole lot happens in Killer Nun and when it does, I was indifferent to the supposed shock value exposed on display. For the most part, what hurt the film for me is the plodding pace. Even during the climax where things should hit its natural breaking point, I was kind of bored. The best thing going for Killer Nun is the nun herself played by Anita Ekberg (La Dolce Vita). She seems to be revelling in the high camp potential of the premise. Unfortunately everyone else isn’t on the same page. Never thought a film titled Killer Nun would end up being so damn reserved and mild-mannered. One could only imagine what a filmmaker of the likes of David Cronenberg or Brian De Palma could have done with this material. A lost opportunity for certain. READ MORE