Evilenko

I have bought the DVD, because I remembered very powerful movie about Chekotylo. The problem is that the movie I have remembered was "Citizen X", not "Evilenko". Evilenko is stupid, absolutely surreal movie, classic Italian cheap crap. McDovell tries to... Full review

Evilenko is one of those rare moments in the history of cinema, where a (nearly) perfect mix of elegance and perversion succeeds in producing an alarming portrait of the world in which we live. Acting, screenplay, direction, music and scenes,... Full review

In 1984, in Kiev, the communist teacher Andrej Romanovic Evilenko (Malcolm McDowell) is dismissed from his position after a pedophilic act against a student. On 15 May 1984, the pedophile Evilenko begins to rape children, and then slashing the victims... Full review

Malcolm McDowell hasn't had many roles in the past several years that one could call good, but he excels in his role here as Andrej Evilenko, Communist Party Member, school teacher, and serial killer. We begin when he's still teaching... Full review

Well let's face it. This is in fact a great film. Malcolm Mcdowell is truly amazing. It is a sad film and not the slasher flick that I was expecting. MM is a fantastic actor. Every moment you see him... Full review

I vote often but rarely feel the need to go beyond that point. With that said I will keep it simple. The acting is believable, the soundtrack, compelling, haunting and delicious. The story, although altered and a piece of fiction... Full review

I'm rather split between whether I like this movie or not. Sure, I did enjoy it but there are some things that kind of bothered me. Mostly small details that I felt were either completely wrong or just things that... Full review

Evilenko is made extremely well, I've seen it twice now on DVD and Malcolm McDowell's towering characterization of the real Russian serial killer should be recognized as an artistic achievement. No, it's not Citizen X and that's a good thing.... Full review

A few years ago, I saw "Citizen X". I vaguely remembered this great film and the horrifying story it was about when my attention was drawn to "Evilenko, the real citizen X" in the videostore. It turned out to be... Full review

Macolm Mcdowell did a great job in this movie as Andrej Romanovic Evilenko. His one of the best actors, but he played only in a few very good movies. In this and in A Clockwork Orange, but that was ages... Full review

a strong face-off with Evilenko.... ... Full Review

Years ago, when HBO was dishing out original movies that were just fantastic (get your hands on the James Woods flick Indictment or Gary Sinise's performance in Truman if you can), I was sitting home, bored and looking for a... ... Full Article

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright 2006 Filmcritic.com Why change the name of a real-life bad guy, A. R. Cikatilo, who killed and ate some 50 children in a Cold War-era U.S.S.R.? ... Full Article