when derange be make the film maker saw fit to turn ed gein into ezra cobb even though the resultant film be actually quite close to the fact of the notorious case . i presume that enough be fictionalise that they think they should change name and such . ed gein the butcher of plainfield masquerade a a true story retelling of the gein case and but actually bear very little resemblance to the history . a a biopic type film it be a travesty . if ever a film need names change it be this one and far more so than derange . it be as close to the true crime story a dirty harry be to the true story of the zodiac killing . ok and so and that annoyance aside and how be it a a horror film . well and a a horror film and well and a a film generally and it be quite appalling . one of the bad film i have sit through in month . issue run thus represent 1 ) kane hodder be quite astonishingly miscast a ed gein . utterly unsuitable in the part and hodder just lumber through glower menacingly . very bad . 2 ) kane hodder be the best actor in the film . the rest of the cast be rather amateur dramatics and utterly unengaging . it be painful to witness some line be deliver . 3 ) the occasional effort of stylish film make seem to come from the big book of moody cinematography cliché . you have see it all before and good execute . aside from the effort at style and the rest of the film making be largely inept represent camera shake and framing be bad and there be overlong pointless shot hold back the pace . which lead me to . 4 ) it seem to go on forever . it be under 90 minute in length and but sit through it be an ordeal . you would swear it run two and a half hour . 5 ) ed gein almost seem secondary . mostly the film be concern with the family affair of a newly promote deputy sheriff . say deputy be play by an abysmal actor upon whose shoulder no film should rest . be anything good about it . well and the gore fx be very good . some convincing wound be in display and the make up be generally excellent . none of this and however and make up for the massive failing of the film . it doesn not even have any kitsch value and it just bad while not enjoyably bad and not so bad it good and just genuinely bad . a film to avoid and despise .