"M-S-P" is pretty straightforward: The "Photographer" (Sven Garrett), is a serial rapist/killer driven in his misogyny by a Nazi fixation and torturous childhood memories of his mother. By working without being constrained in what can or cannot be filmed, the screen unapologetically oozes decay, in sexuality and violence. Furthermore, he has assembled a game cast who seem to have been plucked from backgrounds in which they are used to pushing boundaries by appearing to be up for anything, they lend their scenes authenticity. Palumbo also has a keen eye for framing shots and camera movement, which keeps the film consistently watchable regardless of the film's shortcomings. Beautifully shot on 35mm film, "M-S-P" immediately captures high marks for successfully resurrecting the seedy color palette of the exploitation horror pictures from the 1970s and early 80s: The blood runs deep red, and the flesh looks unforgivingly un-"digitally-refinished" and real. Simply on looks alone, "Murder-Set-Pieces" is a throwback that is easy to appreciate for its technical merits it is a flawed horror film, however, oddly lacking tension or surprises. So it should be heartening to acolytes of exploitation horror films of the past that writer-director Nick Palumbo has delivered a retro slasher film that hearkens back to "Maniac" and European giallos.
Today what passes for horror films are far too steeped in the self-referential - one "Scream" winking at the audience was successful statement enough - and even straightforward ones like "Wrong Turn" are overpopulated with WB and UPN outcasts.
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