There's not a single thing in this movie I didn't like (except the digital fire), and without a doubt it deserved the award for best film at the Catalonian International film festival, even though its main rival, Shadow of the Vampire was almost as good. "In the Light of the Moon" (or "Ed Gein" which is the title it was released with in Spain) is a genuine depiction of this sinister killer's mind, and it accurately sticks to the facts surrounding the story as if it were a true documentary.
The story itself is very interesting, but since there's absolutely no fiction in it, it could get rather boring after the first forty minutes. However, thanks to Parello's disquieting direction and Railsback's Oscar-worthy performance, (who won Best actor at the above mentioned festival)the movie will hold your attention throughout, and it will freak you out from beginning to end, despite the fact that there's really no gore in it, something we should be grateful to Mr. Parello for. The cinematography is outstanding too, and so is the editing, which features black and white footage shot in the 50's of the actual Gein being arrested, as well as interviews to people that knew him, made right when the murderer was taken away.
Steve Railsback provides the character with a certain child-like innocence, and portrays Gein as an adult who hasn't yet grown up, a mentally handicapped. The performances by the other characters are great too, specially by the way the express their motherly love towards Ed. However, the only negative aspect of the film is its low budget. That shows specially when Ed kills his brother in the middle of a fire (made digitally, which looks pretty fake)
The story itself is very interesting, but since there's absolutely no fiction in it, it could get rather boring after the first forty minutes. However, thanks to Parello's disquieting direction and Railsback's Oscar-worthy performance, (who won Best actor at the above mentioned festival)the movie will hold your attention throughout, and it will freak you out from beginning to end, despite the fact that there's really no gore in it, something we should be grateful to Mr. Parello for. The cinematography is outstanding too, and so is the editing, which features black and white footage shot in the 50's of the actual Gein being arrested, as well as interviews to people that knew him, made right when the murderer was taken away.
Steve Railsback provides the character with a certain child-like innocence, and portrays Gein as an adult who hasn't yet grown up, a mentally handicapped. The performances by the other characters are great too, specially by the way the express their motherly love towards Ed. However, the only negative aspect of the film is its low budget. That shows specially when Ed kills his brother in the middle of a fire (made digitally, which looks pretty fake)