The Greasy Strangler

"It’s not funny for one minute on screen, let alone 90."

"It aims for John Waters-style transgression without evincing half of Waters's wit and affection for eccentric lifestyles."

"So dripping with art-school irony that the effect is more mildly irritating than genuinely disconcerting."

"It’s supposed to be nauseating and is extremely effective in achieving that purpose."

"The Greasy Strangler delights with a high-saturated dose of WTF that will stick to your ribs long after the film is over."

"Is any of this funny? Sometimes, though not often. Is that intentional? Well, that's debatable. Is it worth seeing? Yes, but only if you enjoy being grossed out."

"It's supposed to be ironic and self-aware, full of deliberately poor line readings and stiff, stylised performances, but it's mostly tedious."

"The best thing about The Greasy Strangler: that title. The worst thing about The Greasy Strangler: everything that follows that title."

"Its willful determination to be outre proves its undoing."

"Pure uncompromising yuckiness is what this comedy delivers. A grossout smack in the face. Deplorable. Unspeakable. Often funny."

"Nobody who goes to see a movie called The Greasy Strangler can object to contrived offensiveness or endurance-test sequences. But Hosking's film has no momentum."

"If you can take the assault on your senses it’s worth sticking with for a core of genuine, affecting drama and dollops of sly, quotable humour."