A model becomes obsessed with the trial of a serial killer. She ends up going on line in order to find the video of the killer killing one of his victims.
Focused purely on one obsessed "fan" RED ROOMS pushes the killer to the background. He is locked up and remains almost motionless and entirely silent through the whole film We only get what we know from him from the court room testimony and the discussion by the other people on screen. It's an intriguing way to look at things since it firmly makes the monster at the center a cipher.
At the same time the construction of the film is such that it really isn't a thriller. Yes the first time through it plays as a thriller, but at the same time the film is more a character study and a look at an unhealthy obsession. I say this because the film doesn't behave like a thriller and instead creates tension by are no being certain how this will play out.
The result s a tense little thriller that will keep you staring at the screen until the very end.
Recommended.
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