Realização:
Joel BenderCâmara:
Charles MillsElenco:
Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau, Tess Harper, Nikki McCauley, Sarah Foret, Tony Denison, Diana Gitelman, Brandon Routh, Ross Patterson (mais)Sinopses(1)
A husband-and-wife team kidnap and murder three young girls in this shocking story, which is based on a real event. Paul Bernardo (Misha Collins) and Karla Homolka's (Laura Prepon) exploits fascinated the Canadian (and worldwide) media as police frantically tried to capture them. KARLA documents everything surrounding the case, with a particular focus on how Paul used his creepy charm to convince Karla that nothing was wrong. (texto oficial do distribuidor)
(mais)Críticas (3)
Filme austero, frio no interior, e completamente antipático. O tema dos assassinos pode ser feito de qualquer maneira, mas não se pode esperar que seja elogiado. O Bar Luva Dourada, por exemplo, é um perfil muito mais cruel e detalhado do verdadeiro assassino, mas para além do fedor dos cadáveres em decomposição, também se pode cheirar o contributo artístico, a perspetiva quase caricatural, a tentativa de dizer as coisas duma forma autoral, para refletir as condições sociais do tempo e do lugar. Karla não tem nada de autoral, e mesmo os personagens principais, que são praticamente o objetivo, não acrescentam nenhuns traços de carácter interessantes.
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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.
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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.
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