Up until the last couple of years it would have
taken an act of congress to get me to set down and watch a documentary.
I feel like all those crappy films we had
to watch in high school made me so. They seemed boring and bland. Then comes
along a nice change of pace when I was sent a docudrama on H.H.Holmes. I was
impressed at how it plays out well enough to be viewed as a film as well,
not just a bunch of clips. Now several years later director of H.H.Holmes,
John Borowski has upped the ante with ALBERT FISH
Albert Fish
is one of most intense retellings of the horrific true story of the elderly
cannibal, sadomasochist serial killer, who lured children to their deaths in
Depression-era New York City known as Albert Fish. Borowski’s unique
storytelling visually etches grave memories in your mind of just how
gruesome Albert Fish was, even at such an old age. ALBERT FISH takes you on
a hell-fest through themes of pain, torture, atonement and suffering
literally as he preys on victims to torture and sacrifice thanks to the
brilliant use cinema graphic excellence!
John Borowski’s second effort in the pursuit of being the Romero of
docudramas has definitively recounted the life and times of elderly cannibal
Albert Fish. Today I find myself reaching for his film when it comes in the
mail as the first to watch, regardless of what else I have in my possession
at that time. I must say that John Borowski is by far one of my favorite
directors. Despite being docudramas his films are downright eerie and
unsettling. He truly captures the essence of the subject at hand. Go rent
this folks. It’s creepy.
