Yes folks, the fish murder scene is all to extreme. His extreme fascination with the “insides” of animals too begins to fester resulting in an extreme scene of Jeff mentally scaring his buddies whilst he viciously carves up and murders a poor defenceless fish. Of course what they don’t realise is that Jeff has a darkness brewing inside of him which is perpetuated by his parents marital/mental issues and his own homosexuality of which he doesn’t quite understand, all whilst drowning his dark feelings with alcohol. They form the “Jeffrey Dahmer Fan Club” and orchestrate disruptive little performances with Jeff spazzing out in public to get their high-school kicks and help heighten their own mediocre popularity. The film really focuses on “Jeff” and his newfound group of average friends that sort of worship him because of his unusual spaz attacks he does purely for attention at school. I know that sounds super corny, but in a way, it rings true. What’s it all about? I like to think My Friend Dahmer is like a High School Musical version of the story of Jeffrey Dahmer – without the all-singing, all-dancing musical parts.

And I pretty much got what I was expecting. As I love films about serial killers, as opposed to the extreme torture porn horror movies that Hollywood churns out (No, I won’t be going to see Jigsaw), I knew My Friend Dahmer probably would be a fascinating, but possibly unnerving look into the life of Jeffrey Dahmer. To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect going into the film. My Friend Dahmer screened last week as part of BFI London Film Festival’s Cult strand and after seeing a few trailers for the film already, I knew that this film was near the top of my “must-see” list. If you want to know what it was like going to high school with one of America’s most notorious serial killers, you’ll love this portrait piece graphic novel adaptation by director Marc Meyers.

If you were expecting blood and murder, you’ll be disappointed with My Friend Dahmer.

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