Born to Kill

Reminded me of "Psycho", and even more so the recent series "Bates Motel" which was suppose to be a "Psycho" prequel. A comment by our 16 yr. old central figure connects the three movies/series, "I'm a man now. I'm all grown up. I can take care of you now.", in reference to his now dominating his "single" mom. A sub-theme, behind the tragedies, is whether a psychopath is primarily the result of genetics or environment (of course some of each, but just looking at primary sources).

Disturbingly well acted; you will never trust a smiling courteous person again after seeing this. Background sound effects, and music were spot on appropriate. Negatives are: Need a more creative title; ending could have used a bit more thought; research by the writers as to an unconscious person under water for some time is still using O2, and upon first consciousness will gulp in water which obviously is not good.

Only 4 episodes so it's an easy watch. It was pretty good, the description is that we delve into the mind of a psychopath but I don't feel like that was done enough.

The main actor does a great job, he even made me feel sorry for him at times!

There were a lot of predictable things but all in all not a bad show.

An unusual drama that follows the life of a young man who shows empathy with and generosity toward the elderly and infirm. He spends much of his spare time attending the local hospital, reading books to the patients, who eagerly await his next visit. He appears to have a great love of life, defending and protecting the vulnerable, even sticking up for an unpopular kid at his school who is being bullied.

His helpful and ebullient manner gains him the confidence and trust of the community. As events unfold however, it appears that his easy rapport and fixation with the elderly might disguise a morbid fascination with death, and that a darker spirit may lurk beneath his angelic exterior.

Beautifully written, performed and directed. The premise is depressingly awful of course, but nevertheless, the plot unravels in a believable way and pulls you in from the very start. - 8.3/10

This is a very well done thriller. It really captures the workings of the psychopathic mind. The performances are all great. Jack Rowan deserves an award for the charming and sinister, Sam. Romola Garai is great as the mother, slowly realizing her son is a monster. Daniel Mays and Lara Peake also turn in quality performances.The direction and story are tight and keeps you wondering what will happen up to the last minutes of the series. 'Born to Kill' doesn't fall for any psycho-killer cliches, either. It's the story of a burgeoning serial killer and though the situations are tense they remain natural. This is not movie story writing. This is allowing the events to unfold as they would. If you like thrillers that have the feel of True Crime, you will really like this limited series. Highly recommended.

The teenagers in this were perfect, totally 3 dimensional and realistic to their circumstances. It doesn't feel plot line convenient that they were friends solely down to the way they interacted together.

Could've done with a 5th final episode though just to give more substance to the final drama.