The Human Centipede [First Sequence] - Can a `concept' carry a movie?

Sadly, no. Although The Human Centipede does try. If you don't know, it's about a mad scientist in Germany who decides to sew three people together (I'll spare you the gory details) in order to create the titular `insect.'

If that idea appeals to you, then give it a go. If - like so many - you think that sounds like the worst idea imaginable, then you should steer well clear of it.

So, if you do choose to go ahead and spend an hour and a half watching this nightmare, you may be expecting a fair amount of gore. Oddly enough, it doesn't have that much. There's not a lot of the red stuff, even in the operation scenes. This film is about `concept.' The `horror' of it all comes from the sheer sick mind that you're taking a look into here.

And, the film is pretty disturbing. That's its strong point. However, it falls down by adhering to pretty much all the general horror clichés and you'll find yourself shouting at the characters on screen for their damn silly choices.

Basically, know what you're getting: a disturbingly sick film, which probably could have been better written, but, if you're into this sort of thing, the lead performance from the mad scientist should be worth a watch on its own.

7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that