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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Wendy Ide

The Greasy Strangler review – tiresome shock tactics

Joe David Walters as Oinker in The Greasy Strangler.
‘Rather boring’: Joe David Walters as Oinker in The Greasy Strangler.

Where to start with this one? Like an early John Waters movie but without the sophistication, this aggressively inane horror comedy manages to cram in every disgusting, deviant activity you couldn’t begin to imagine. And yet, it’s still rather boring. All jarring discords, freakish genitals and a desperate need to shock, this is a singularly tiresome viewing experience. The plot, such as it is, focuses on the romantic rivalry between a father and son who both fall for the same woman on a disco walking tour of downtown LA. A film with literally no redeeming features.

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