Willard (2003)

Willard: Directed by Glen Morgan. With Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring, Jackie Burroughs. A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.

“New Line had only six weeks to promote this film — according to the outstanding documentary on the DVD — and blew it anyway. They were targeting teenage boys when they should have been targeting older people and teenage u0026gt;girlsu0026lt;. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e Glen Morgan directs in a very interesting stylized fashion almost as eccentric as David Lynch or Tim Burton, and Crispin Glover gives a knockout performance in the title role. Itu0026#39;s a dark, twisted story, just as it should be; the original WILLARD lightened up the very strange novel, but this one takes several big steps in the direction of the novel. (Not so far as to have Willard Styles wear a rat mask, though.) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e The movie does have some awkward elements; the pacing is a bit off, probably because the structure is askew a bit, but overall, itu0026#39;s a fascinating, creepy movie, very well made with fine performances. And either the original ending or the reshot one would have satisfied me.”