Karla

Filmkészítői szempontból merev, belsőleg rideg, és teljes egészében unszimpatikus. Gyilkosokról még mindig lehet így filmet készíteni, de dicséretet ne várjuk. Például Az Arany kesztyű mozi esetén a valódi gyilkos profilja sokkal brutálisabb és részletesebb, de a bomló holttestek szagán kívül érezhető benne a művészi ráhatás, és szinte karikatúraszerű rálátás, igyekezet írói módon elmondani a dolgokat, reagálni a társadalmi viszonyokra és helyekre. Karla nem rendelkezik szerzői vonásokkal, sőt főszereplőknek, akikkel gyakorlatilag folyamatosan van kapcsolatban, érdekes jellemvonásokat sem ad. (2020.06.08)

The theme of this movie calls for a controversial and chilling treatment in the style of Monster. Unfortunately, what emerged was a completely uninteresting and boring made-for-TV type movie. Laura Prepon is lifeless in the role and there isn't a single interesting scene in the entire movie. The case of Karla Homolka was crying out for a movie adaptation, but here it is a harmless easily forgettable affair. Better to find some something about her on the Internet than to waste time watching this so-called reconstruction. (2007.02.13)

This decent work aroused protests? It couldn't have been because of the obscene scenes, because Joel Bender never shows anything that would even slightly shock a viewer who is accustomed to more intense films. In all the scenes where something bad happens to the victims, the camera focuses on shots of the main heroine, or sometimes Paul, and never deviates from this pattern. So the viewer can only imagine being chilled to the bone. On the other hand, I understand the dissatisfaction of Canadians, because it feels a little bit like the script and the entire film were being rushed so it could be shot before the topic became worn out and we don't witness any emotions expressing sympathy for the victims. However (or maybe precisely because of that), since the film is based on real events, the characters behave quite foolishly. Paul is a monster and Karla is a fool when she lets herself be abused and even helps Paul with his victims, hiding everything behind phrases about her partner's reformation. It is not explained why she becomes a sophisticated lady with high intelligence in prison, desperately trying to achieve even a bit of cunningness á la Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct. So even though it seems like I'm just criticizing, thanks to the well-played Paul and the solid atmosphere, I reached somewhere around 55%, but I wouldn't watch it again because there's no reason to. If you read the plot synopsis, you won't get anything new from the movie. (2007.01.07)