Did you ever see a movie that you just knew if kids saw it, it would scar them for life?  Well, I did, and it's called Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer.  Now, as a hardened horror veteran, I read about this and had to search it out to view it.  But, being, deep in my heart, a coward (although I prefer the term overly cautious) I thought it would be wise to have someone watch it  with me...merely for a second point of view, mind you.  So, I chose my brother, a strong and strapping young man who serving in the military.  Together we ventured to the video store, with strong hearts and a confidence that said "No mere video tape can scare us!!".  Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer wouldn't scare us, we were MEN damnit!!  No mere string of metal impregnated magnetized polymer would intimidate us!  

     Now, Henry is the story of....Henry, and Henry has problems.  No, I don't mean 'gosh what am I gonna have for dinner' type problems.  Henry's problems are more along the line of 'where can I get enough lime to dissolve this dead body in my bathtub' type problems.  And that's basically the movie.  Henry falls in with a guy he works with and teaches him how to be a successful serial killer.  What weapon to use, how to choose a victim, how to get rid of the body...all the stuff from your basic Serial Killing 101 curriculum.  

     This movie doesn't have the best special effects, but the acting is terrific...that is unless Henry is real and this was some kind of documentary....but I DON'T want to think about that, I have to sleep tonight!  Anyway, this movie even freaked out my military hardened brother, but fortunately he was still able to control himself enough to pull me from my fetal position and slap some sense into me!  So, if you're strong of stomach and mind, Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer is for you...for me a long session of therapy and some valium and I'll be back in the video store in no time.  So, until next time, remember, Henry is JUST a movie, and the best movies are bad movies!!