Citizen X

Horror story... But unfortunately true....

Woah was my PSI WAY off.

The great Donald Sutherland and Max von Sydow, as well as the potentially compelling true case of Andrei Chikatilo (one of the most prolific serial killers on criminological record), are wasted on a very average made-for-TV production. A tame, thrill-less thriller with mediocre text. Although said to be critical of the USSR's conduct in the case, Citizen X lavishes its protagonists with adulation and omits such crucial facts as the execution of an innocent suspect who confessed under torture.

I enjoyed the tension of the "work within the system" boss (Sutherland) and his determined detective subordinate. Since a serial killer could not exist in Soviet Russia, the police were definitely hamstrung in what they could do to find the killer.

Underrated tale on the true story of one of the most prolific serial killers in history. Rea is excellent. It's a slow burn but I was fascinated.

1054: good bio, from real serial killer.

Glaringly cheap prestige drama. The central point, that Soviet authorities' reluctance to admit their great nation had a serial killer hindered the investigation and cost many lives, is established immediately rather than led up to. Why bother with the perfunctory rest, then, when right off the bat you get the short and sweet version from Donald Sutherland himself?

Criticker works superbly! I never knew Cit X existed & no way stumbled upon sans Crit PSIs. THANK U 2 site & my fellow users. Just what hoped 4 when joined :-) Cit X: Low $ 90s TV & goreless portrayal of actually vile grotesque mutilation kills. U DONT get WS fantasy; no lush MeloD of Hannibal, genius charming killer nor dark Fincher gloss. U get superb acting in TRUE adult story: Human(e) man nearly broken by stress & horror of hunting pathetic monster in crushing soulless system

Estreava há 25 anos na HBO. Esse filme tá mais interessado em mostrar uma burocracia altamente ficcionalizada que nem sequer acontecia do que tratar mesmo do serial killer, o documentário que acompanha o DVD é muito mais interessante nesse sentido. Mas o que esperar da HBO também. Plus: Em todo caso a participação do Max Von Sydow, curta e potente, vale o filme. DVD Obras-primas do Cinema.

it's really astonishing how dry a murder mystery could be.

good movie

Doesn't try too hard, but in doing so, tells this story in a compact and relatable format that is basically a story of two of the only competent men in the Soviet Union coming to respect each other. I don't like Communism, but Andrei Chikatilo is a next-level horror.