When it was first released, "Twisted Nerve" apparently drummed up a whole bunch of controversy from the notoriously squeamish British press. By today's standards, the movie is quite tame - there's not that much violence, and the little there is comes across as somewhat restrained. Despite this, the movie is still interesting to a degree. The performances are very good, particularly Hywel Bennett as the psychopath. However, his convincing performance of someone who is clearly disturbed does lead to a problem, that being that the characters surrounding him can't see how severely mentally ill this guy is. And this goes on far past the breaking point, with a running time of almost two hours in length. I will say that despite the overlength, the movie isn't boring, and it does get you interested enough to stay watching in order to see what will happen. If you are interested in British horror/thriller movies of this period, there's additional interest.
Review of Twisted Nerve
