The Park Maniac

True crime stories can indeed be great inspirations for interesting movies, but this movie missed a big opportunity. The story of one of the most infamous brazilian serial killers was poorly executed with a sloppy direction. They added a fictional character, an investigative journalist from a tabloid newspaper. The idea of focusing on this character isn't all that bad, but they could've dug deeper into the killer's perspective and leaned more into the horror genre. There's no suspense, no mysteries and the movie fails to hold your attention. Sometimes, the script gets disjointed and everything feels mechanical. There's a lack of background history, the characters seem shallow and hard to connect with. They don't show their motivations. The acting is awful and the killer feels like a caricature. Honestly, a total waste of time.