In certain quarter of Hong Kong, a new kind of monster is loose. He is inconspicuous young man during the day but after the sunset, he turns into- the rapist. He revels in brutal acts of sexual violence against women and the concrete jungle and dark passageways of the city represent ideal environment for this beast. The police investigate his crimes but all possible witnesses pretend to be blind and deaf. Finally, detectives decide to use one of police-women as a decoy... Unlike some more famous CAT III movies such as Daughter of Darkness, this film contains little humor. There are no sexual related jokes, no juvenile comedy or allusions to size of breasts or members. The nudity or sexual situations are used with intention of portraying the horrific nature of sexual violence. The director employs more serious approach to the subject matter, he focuses on state of culprit' s mind and subsequent police investigation of crimes. The movie even manages to evoke some strong emotions with its depiction of the rapist as insecure man seeking respect and fame, things lacking in his civil life. In one particularly interesting scene, he divulges his secret in order to impress some girls and tells them he is the dreaded Tun Men Rapist. Of course, nobody believes him. Another darkly humorous part of the movie concerns the rapist approaching a victim with the intention of rape. After the victim turns her face to the criminal, he is perplexed by a fact he picked an old woman by accident. The roles of predator and victim switch for a few seconds but rapist's disappointment soon turns to rage and the woman is brutally killed by having her head smashed against the wall ... The Rapist can be recommended for all viewers interested in the sort of CAT III cinema that doesn't rely solely on shocking combination of explicit sex,bloody violence and juvenile humor but contains also some thought provoking material.
Review of The Rapist
