contrary to what it title suggests and cannibal man have nothing to do with cannibal or people be eat while it more a story about insanity in the mould of the 80 classic henry represent portrait of a serial killer and only the blame be deflect onto society rather than the character himself . despite not be about cannibal and the movie feature more than enough blood and the opening scene and which take place in an abattoir and will adequately set most audience member up for what be to follow . what follow be a rampage of violence and a our character slip deep into insanity and kill the people around him . it all start with the ( sort of ) accidental death of a taxi driver . after that and our hero kill his girlfriend for fear that she might tell the police and and follow that murder up with his brother and his brother girlfriend etc etc . this chain of murder could become rather dull and but the relaxed tone of the film and the way that we always focus on the escapade of the central character throughout his decent into insanity ensure that the film never turn into a riotous slash fest . aside from the fact that franco be in power and i really do not know anything about spain at the time that this be make . cannibal man reflect life in the country at the time and but to be honest while whatever social study there be really get lose under the murder and putrid atmosphere of the film . rather than look for social comment and i recommend view this film more a a look at insanity and a it can be enjoy much easy that way . if look at a an insight into insanity while cannibal man be a rather potent film and which show insanity doesn not have to be something that a murderer be bear with . the atmosphere that director eloy de la iglesia have create be fabulous . the film feel rotten and like a slab of meat leave out at the abattoir and and this help to ensure that we always view our central character plight with disgust and regret and rather than simply enjoy the killing . many of the murder in the film be standard stuff and with the exception of one great one that see a thrown hatchet lodge in some poor guy face . on the whole and despite the homoerotic tone towards the end while cannibal man be clever than it look and even if view without intelligence the film can be enjoy .