the honeymoon killer be base on the true story of martha beck and raymond fernandez who remorselessly kill a number of wealthy lonely woman back in the 1940s . i buy this movie expect it to be average but my expectation be not very high . since i have never hear of the movie and i be not expect a classic by any mean . nothing could prepare me for what i be about to face . firstly and i be a big fan of movie base on true story . i think bonnie and clyde and the boston strangler and 10 rillington place be very good movie . those movie contain everything this one do not suspense and tension and good acting and excellent dialogue and script and wonderful direction and surprising shock . and these movie invoke emotion from the viewer . the honeymoon killer be by contrast an incredibly bland and boring movie that be merely rely on the fact it have a basing on real event in order to attract viewer . some say the movie be make just to cash in on the success of bonnie and clyde . i would agree with that analogy . a another reviewer have point out and the movie deviate a long way from the real story . at the time of view and i do not know anything about the real event and but i most certainly do find the event in this movie implausible to say the least . the very idea that martha and raymond could be have sex in the marital home whilst raymond supposedly new bride be take a bath be just plain silly . the real martha and raymond would never have be so reckless in their action . the character in the movie be not in any way show to be ruthless and cunning and remorseless killer . martha beck be portray a a very hysterical woman and unable to contain jealousy and unable to avoid get into heat argument with the couple intend victim . this can not possibly have be what the real person be like . if she be then her partner in crime would have soon get rid of her before she bungle their plan . raymond fernandez be portray fairly well by tony lo bianco . he make a convincing gigolo . but the character do become a little annoying at time . there be no chemistry between the actor and nothing that indicate what attract the character to one another . and when we be expect to believe without question or hesitation that an italian lothario would shack up with a fat and frumpy and hysterical nurse and the movie lose any credibility . the rest of the character in the movie be very bland and bore . most of them be portray a idiot who quite happily sign away their saving and investment to a man they hardly know . and they all act hysterically when they find out the truth . naturally and the couple murder them when this happen . although and the intend victim act so hysterically that any reasonably mind person feel like hit them just to shut them up . in other word and the victim cry out to be kill . only three murder take place in the movie and one of them be off screen . the other murder be commit in a very lame manner . the poor acting from the actress play the victim doesn not help either . i have read review on this site claim that the murder scene with the hammer be shock and scary and so on . well and i nearly laugh when the scene come on . i couldn not believe the scene could have be film so badly . the other murder scene be film equally badly . both scene be devoid of any suspense or tension . it be simply all too predictable . the decision to include an off screen murder be suppose to provide a shocking moment worthy of a brilliant director like hitchcock . unlike hitchcock scene in the masterpiece psycho and the off screen murder in this movie be almost totally devoid of any suspense and tension or emotion . it invoke no emotion in me whatsoever . i have read many review claim the movie be fill with camp humour . i would say whatever happen to baby jane be a proper example of camp humour . in the honeymoon killer and i find nothing remotely funny or entertain . it be just boring talk with no action in virtually every scene . where be the humour the fan keep babble on about . i keep wait for something to liven the movie up . but and it never come . it wasn not even one of those so bad it good type . apparently and martin scorcese either be on the project at some time and or be be consider to direct the movie . it a real pity he do not direct it because if he have we probably would have end up with a far superior movie . everyone who love the movie use the low budget a an excuse to justify the shortfall . but and this movie be make in the same era a night of the living dead and another black and white movie film with only half the budget . that movie be a classic and the black and white cinematography help to make the movie more disturbing and atmospheric . in the honeymoon killer and the black and white cinematography seem to be use purely for cheapness . overall and i can not recommend this boring piece of tripe to anyone . it be one of the most boring movie i have ever see in my life and i have see plenty of movie . it be just seem to go on and on forever . it be incredibly boring and with little more than talk all the way through . the murder do not even begin to happen until three quarter of the way through . even then and the movie contain nothing to write home about . just do not waste your time on this . if you want to know the story of martha beck and raymond fernandez and just watch a documentary on them and or do some research on the internet or at your local library . either investment would produce a much good benefit for your time .