一九一八年,第一次世界大戰結束,戰勝國展開漫 長的凡爾賽條約談判過程。正值叛逆期的七歲美 國男孩,個性陰晴不定,外貌清秀還時常被誤認成 女生,隨著代表美國的外交官父親及虔誠基督徒母 親,住進法國鄉間的古老莊園。當大人忙於政治大 事,孤獨而騷動的幼小心靈,在高壓管教下跌跌撞 撞、無聲怒吼,邪惡的種子悄悄萌芽⋯⋯。
　　《大劊人心》的冷血少年布萊迪寇貝特,首次執導 便野心勃勃,結合多位二十世紀法西斯領袖的童年 經驗,以架空歷史探索「獨裁者如何誕生」,與麥 可漢內克的《白色緞帶》遙相呼應。更以大膽張狂 的運鏡、英國音樂怪才 Scott Walker 的魔音配樂, 帶出媲美《凱文怎麼了》般震懾人心的邪氣。集坎 城影后貝芮妮絲貝喬等一流卡司外,還有羅伯派汀 森客串演出。

　　效力于某知名搜索引擎公司的程序员加利·史密斯（多姆纳尔·格利森 Domhnall Gleeson 饰）幸运地抽中老板纳森（奥斯卡•伊萨克 Oscar Isaac 饰）所开出的大奖，他将受邀前往位于深山的别墅中和老板共度假期。在与世隔绝的别墅中，纳森亲切地接待了这位员工。 事实上他邀请加利到来还有另一个目的，那就是协助他完成其所开发的智能机器人的测试。天才一般的纳森研制了具有独立思考能力的智能机器人伊娃（艾丽西亚·维坎德 Alicia Vikander 饰），为了确认她是否具有独立思考的能力，他希望加利能为伊娃进行著名的“图灵测试”。似乎从第一眼开始，加利便为这台有着宛如人类般姣好容颜的机器人所吸引。
　　在随后的交流中，他所面对的似乎不是冷冰冰的机器，而更像是一个被无辜囚禁起来的可怜少女……

　　A quick glimpse at the cast for this film would make any horror fan giddy with glee. The actual movie doesn't live up to those high expectations, but it's far from being all bad. Desi Arnaz Jr. (!) plays an author who makes a crazy $20,000 bet with his publisher that he could write a great novel in only 24 hours. To do so, the publisher gives him the keys to an old abandoned house where he won't be disturbed. Not true. Once he gets there he is interrupted by a multitude of guests including a family which consists of John Carradine, Sheila Keith, Peter Cushing and Vincent Price. They are gathered there in a twisted family reunion to release their brother from the room he's been imprisoned in for forty years. Even Christopher Lee drops by as Corrigan, the man who has just purchased the house. Soon, they realize that the caged brother is loose and out for revenge.
　　What a great plotline and what a dream cast! This movie should have been a hell of a lot better. It's hard to pinpoint the exact problems with the film, but I would venture to say that the lack of lighting was a major fault. Sure the house has no electricity but I think they took the title of the movie a little too literally. Scenes after scenes are barely visible and the actors' faces are undecipherable. Only the moments in the main dinning hall are well lit. Also, the great actors are given very little to do. Cushing gets a few chuckles as the scared brother but Price, Lee and especially Carradine are somewhat wasted here. Well, at least Price gets the best line of the film: `Please don't interrupt me while I am soliloquizing.' And on the plus side, the story has enough twists and turns throughout to keep one`s interest and the ending, while a bit of a cop-out, manages to surprise.

　　故事发生在上世纪五十年代的巴黎，四名女性在蒙马特的街道上被人谋杀，案情看似毫无关联，但探长麦格雷却怀疑这四起案件为同一名连环杀手所为。麦格雷面临破案的巨大压力，于是他利用罪犯的虚荣心精心设计了一个抓捕计划。随着调查的深入，麦格雷将嫌疑人名单缩小到三人范围。最终的结果令人震惊。