Organnall Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

t_atzmueller I have to admit, I've long been hesitant to watch "Evilenko". For one, I rather liked "Citizen X", thinking that very little could be added to the horrid story of Russian serial-killer Andrei Chikatilo. Another factor was that over the past few years we had gotten some very rotten acting by Malcolm McDowell (to mention only the tepid "Halloween"-Remake(s)), which made me believe that the old man had lost the last of his abilities."Evilenko" proved me wrong on both counts.Rather than being another retelling of "The Ripper of Rostov" (like I had come to expect), the story of "Evilenko" is actually only loosely based on the Chikatilo-case.Let's make that clear: McDowell plays a character that, in my opinion, counts amongst the most despicable, repulsive in cinema-history. A dirty old man out of the text-book from hell, without any redeeming qualities. Yet, through the sheer power of McDowells performance, the viewer cannot help but keep his eyes clued to the character of Evilenko – and worst, we're being sucked right into his mind, trying to analyze it, whether we want it or not. Nor does the actor allow us to perceive the character as a pure fiend or monster; he stays human though-out (despite the beast of a human) and that may well be the worst and most brilliant nuance of McDowells play.You may have noticed that this review mainly speaks about the actor McDowell. It could (and even should) be mentioned that the cinematography is splendid, the soundtrack compelling, fitting, the atmosphere is possibly darker and gloomier than "Citizen X", even. That and the actors (including the child-actors) to a large extent are excellent. But in essence the film is carried by Malcolm McDowell and thinking about the many negative reviews I've written about the actor in recent years; well they may not have been incorrect and won't apologize. McDowell has performed rather half a**sed in many inferior pictures, but I was definitely wrong with one thing: he still is a great actor, very well among the most powerful of his generation and I truly would have to pull my hat off, if I was wearing one.Not to call it a perfect movie, it definitely got it's weaknesses – loosing a little steam after the first half, the character which Ronald Pickup is slightly wasted, the revelation about Evilenkos father seems nothing but unnecessary and whether there was a need of Evilenkos "symbolic" powers of hypnotism remains questionable.Not withstanding, it's an excellent film, this much I can guarantee – however, I cannot guarantee that you will like it, be comfortable with it or feel better after having seen it. A horrible film, in the most positive of terms.7/10

jezjonson Well let's face it. This is in fact a great film. Malcolm Mcdowell is truly amazing. It is a sad film and not the slasher flick that I was expecting. MM is a fantastic actor. Every moment you see him in this film is quality stuff.The story is quite unsettling and that might be a good thing? Many movies these days have nothing special about them at all! This film has some great acting, great cinematography and many uneasy moments. Not too bad at all.Watch it - it's not a waste of time. Some movies are. I am looking forward to searching out other MM films (yes I know he did Clockwork Orange). Keep up the good work Malcolm.

maxbrinck Evilenko is made extremely well, I've seen it twice now on DVD and Malcolm McDowell's towering characterization of the real Russian serial killer should be recognized as an artistic achievement. No, it's not Citizen X and that's a good thing. Where Citizen X reads like a plodding police investigation, Evilenko comes across as a searing reading of a killer's personal hell. David Greico has written and directed a completely interesting and thorough examination of Evilenko's mind and motivations. While the killings are handled dispassionately, the victims aren't one dimensional, we feel for them but Grecio never sentimentalizes them. Definitely a cut above the average serial killer film.

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