The Stitcher gives horror a verb associated with repair, making the difference between care and imposed alteration a useful point of attention. Watch how tools and controlled movement are presented before considering the spectacle of a damaged body. Precision can be more unsettling than frenzy when it suggests that the attacker regards another person as material. The aftermath should reveal whether the film develops that disturbing idea or merely borrows its imagery.
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The Stitcher
2007 / VIEWING NOTES
The Stitcher gives horror a verb associated with repair, making the difference between care and imposed alteration a useful point of attention.