Movie Review: Human Centipede

The Human Centipede was a thrilling story about three tourists in Germany who stumble upon, or in the case of one Asian, get taken by Dr, Heiter. Dr. Heiter is a crazed retired medical doctor who spent his career separating Siamese twins. Heiter has decided that now instead of destroying he wants to CREATE! Sounds fun right? Well what he wants to create and how he wants to do it is sick and twisted.

My Rating: 3/5

This movie had a tendency to drag at certain bits, but when it did pick up and get interesting, well, it was very interesting.

The acting in the first bit of the movie between the two female leads ( Ashley C. Williams & Ashlynn Yennie ) was a bit on the amateur side. However, I was not surprised by this since I knew before I watched that movie that it was a independent film. The acting did however improve as the movie progressed. It was almost as if they were getting acting lessons with the budget of the movie and taking them as they were filming.

The actual story of the movie I found lacking. I mean, really, why of all things does this man want to create a human centipede!? I could think of several things that he could make that would not be so unstable. Anyway, this is where my rating of the movie kind of suffered. I feel as though there should have been of a reason for him to be doing what he was doing to these poor sods.

So, it all comes down to the final question. Would you recommend this movie to a friend? Yes, I certainly think that I would, but I would warn them that it is graphic and has a lot of nudity. I would also warn my friend that if they don't like movies like House of 1000 Corpses or Hostel they should not watch this movie.