there be nothing original in this 1984 film in new orleans . we have see it all . the ex cop turn serial killer after a long sojourn in prison for rape . the woman activist who be teach self defense to other woman . the divorced father who be take care of two girl . the victim choose among the female haphazard or not of the main cop who arrest him a long time ago and in order to get even with him and to get his revenge . the mardi gras turn into crime peddling . the three cop keep one woman under surveillance and protection kill one after the other and the woman assault . etc . so what make this film special . the cool character of the inspector and slow and fast at the same time and pondering and follow his instinct at some other time . professional and yet yield to prostitute a little too easily and too often and and forget his tie on the place of intercourse . have a problem explain his younger daughter what a hard on be . and the word be use twice in the film . there be also the perfect well build suspense found and build on the shoe and the color of the shoelace of the criminal . the absolute ruthlessness of this killer who enjoy rap his victim before they die by strangulation and then even eat a cookie and have a cup of coffee . that nonchalance be rarely expect nor find in a serial killer and though he may become so used to his deed that follow a strict scenario that he may become easy go about it . that why the film be perfectly entertaining and bourbon street on mardi gras be so colorful and fascinating . we would like every day to be a mardi gras and even if that be the paradise of murderer who can disguise the way they want and be absolutely unseen and invisible . and it all hold with a red silk ribbon . marvelous detail that make the film nearly sentimental and like the red badge of courage turn perverse and sociopathic . dr jacques coulardeau and university paris 1 pantheon sorbonne and university versailles saint quentin en yvelines and cegid .