Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!

Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

mistymanning Being somewhat of a serial killer history buff, I was surprised and excited to see "Evilenko" on the shelf at Hollywood Video. Based on real-life Russian killer Andrei Chikatilo, (I assume they changed the name to incorporate the word "evil", but I don't know for sure) this movie falls short of true drama AND any type of documentary. McDowell's accent is appalling (and ever-changing), and the scenes with the children are just plain disturbing. And not in that "Silence of the Lambs" disturbing way. In a "dear god I'm watching something bordering on pornography" way. I know I'm sort of exaggerating here, but it felt really wrong, and forced. No good!!!!

Jonny_Numb "Evilenko" is a dramatization of the crimes of Russian pedophile/serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, and the latest film to join the ranks of DTV fare such as "Ted Bundy," "Ed Gein," and "The Zodiac Killer" (among others). Like the aforementioned films, this paints a half-cocked portrait of madness undermined by inadequate production values, embellished details, and a plodding pace (there is no reason for this to crawl towards nearly 2 hours). Writer-director David Grieco brings some flair to the images and storytelling, and Malcolm McDowell is finely awkward in the title role, but the overall structure is incredibly mundane: like other films of this type, we have policemen on the trail of a mad killer; mad killer kills; police arrive at crime scene(s); killer is caught; killer is killed. Angelo Badalamenti, best known for his work with David Lynch, composed the generic, undistinguished score. "Evilenko" has the benefit of McDowell, but precious little else--overall, it's a bland, boring experience.

imdb-646 I started watching this movie because the story of Chikatilo is one that is horrible as well as interesting.On the DVD box it said the real story of Citizen X. Well, those who have seen the movie Citizen X will probably agree with me that this version is completely garbage. Not only is this movie stupid, the author of the book, who is also the director of the movie, just made a ridiculous story. The real "monster of Rostov" was Andrei Chikatilo and not Andrei Evilenko. And the policeman was Viktor Burakov and not Vadim Timurovic Lesiev.Don't read the book by David Grieco, but read the true story, written by Robert Cullen.

mrhankey1 Macolm Mcdowell did a great job in this movie as Andrej Romanovic Evilenko. His one of the best actors, but he played only in a few very good movies. In this and in A Clockwork Orange, but that was ages ago. Also Marton Csokas played very good as the police officer. Do not think this movie wasn't good, due to the bad reviews. Watch this movie yourself and you'll see it's very good. There are now like 160 votes on this movie because nobody knows it. IT IS as good as citizen X, Very different story, and a much better plot. The director, David Grieco, did a great job in working out the characters. You know more about the killer and about the police men, then in citizen X. Go to see this movie and you really enjoy it. 8/10