Henry II: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Detached and ruthless psychotic killer Henry returns in this grim, low-budget and violent crime melodrama that is only a pale sequel to the powerful and deeply disturbing original film. Following a montage of brutalized, bloody corpses, the story begins as Henry (Neil Giuntoli replacing Michael Rooker) calmly gets ready to slay his latest victim in a lonely storage building. After spending a night in a hellish homeless shelter, Henry gets a job installing portable toilets and meets Kai, who invites Henry to stay in his home. Kai's wife Cricket welcomes him as does her niece Louisa, a troubled art student who paints pictures of shocking violence. Kai turns out to be a part-time arsonist and teaches Henry how to do it. In turn, Henry teaches Kai about the joys of cold-blooded killing. Meanwhile, Louisa finds herself falling in love with Henry. Like the first, the film is filmed in a flat, Spartan style. There are few really gory scenes.