Raising Jeffrey Dahmer

This movie is informative, but too bad it looks like it was made using a $1000.00 camera from 1970. It looks just like a home-made movie. The quality is about on the same level as Blair Witch. If you can get past the cheapness of the film, there are some interesting information to be had in this film. Also the acting is really bad, to the point that it hurts you watching it. Still, you are fascinated by Dahmer or his crimes, or if you want to know what the big fuss is about Milwaukee's most popular serial killer, give this movie a watch.

Snooty, pompous, and pointless. This movie makes a very weak attempt to use art-house-style drama to represent the story of Dahmer. I actually got fooled into initially thinking that it was a documentary. The cover is somewhat misleading in this regard, and, if you make the same mistake I did, then you will be super-disappointed. The acting is poor, the film-work is poor, even the soundtrack is corny and revolting. There is nothing in this movie that is good. The only good thing that happened was when my flatmate walked in front of the TV and obscured my vision. I gave Raising Jeffrey Dahmer 1 star because I was forced to by the system. My real rating is definitely in the negatives. To the movie maker: Why oh why did you do this? To the consumer: Do NOT buy this. Spend your money on ANYTHING else.

This film was very impressive in my opinion, I'm a big horror and indi film fan and I look at every aspect of the film when it comes to entertainment value, directors use of lighting and camera work. Givin that this film was directed by and unknown director and featured as a festival straight to DVD limited run, this is a decent docudrama movie IF you realize the amateur and factual value....but be your own judge of it, rent it and give it a watch, I've read a lot of factual films and documentories. I've seen films from a series based on John Wayne Gacy, Ed Gein, and Ted Bundy. As far as facts go this movie is a must see. If your looking for entertainment then this may not meet your standards

Raising Jeffrey Dahmer is another bad seed movie. There are some out there that are just plain no good. We recently lost one with the death of Charles Manson. Dahmer who murdered and dismembered several young men during the 80s.

In trying to make Dahmer seem ordinary unfortunately they made him seem dull as well. Ditto for his family which was father, stepmother, and grandmother. When Dahmer played by Rusty Sneary is arrested the parents who are Scott Cordes and Kathy Barnett agonize over what should have they seen and what could have they done.

It's a cheapo production with a lot of dull patches. The story has been better told.

RAISING JEFFREY DAHMER is a poorly executed film, well below the level of Student Film, yet it does manage to touch on some provocative issues. RAISING JEFFREY DAHMER is not really concerned with the heinous murders and kidnappings that Dahmer committed, but seeks to examine his relationship with his family. The film forces the viewer to consider a few extremely difficult positions. Can a parent continue to love a child who is a convicted sexual predator, murderer, and cannibal? Also, Dahmer's behavior could be viewed as someone who was deeply repulsed, yet morbidly attracted to men. Dahmer did admit that the reason he killed and dismembered was to reassemble the parts, and then, create sexual slaves for his personal ratification. I wonder if this psychotic sexual identity might have been caused by something in his upbringing, and had his family encouraged and accepted his latent homosexual nature, could the killings have been avoided? Did his parents ever consider this? These questions are not really answered in the film, however they are certainly areas worthy of inquiry.