5150 Elms Way (2009) 8/10

Starring : Marc-Andre Grondin, Normand D’Amour, Sonia Vachon
Director : Eric Tessier
Running Time : 111 mins

When Yannick Berube (Grondin) falls off his bike, he sees a taxi parked outside 5150 Elms Way so knocks on the door and ask for a lift home. As the owner of the taxi, Jacques Beaulieu (D’Amour), answers a phone call, Yannick helps himself to the sink to wash some of the blood off his wounds and discovers a man tied up in a room. Yannick is in turned held captive and he soon discovers that Beaulieu is in fact a serial killer, killing those he thinks are evil and stealing the bodies of those he deems good in order to create the ultimate life-size chess set.

This is an impressive thriller that’s only failing in my eyes is that nobody has dubbed it into English. The cast are likeable and manage to keep the movie suspenseful and pace the revelation of the chess set perfectly. Fans of psychological movies will love the development of the Yannick character who almost starts to bond with Beaulieu as they progress in their chess games.

You’ll like this if you liked : Sinister