*Original review posted on 4/6/2012*
*Revised on 2/7/2022*
Andres (Jorge Luke) and Gabriela (Maritza Olivares) have just gotten married. After having a quirky little wedding while wearing acid-washed jeans––the newlyweds move into a house in sunny San Antonio Del Mar, Baja California. The house is gorgeous but it is also terrifying there since a crazy guy named "Tomas" (David Homb) vaguely lives under the home and every single day he stalks Gabriela from a far because he's "in love" with her. Right when Andres & Gabriela settle into their new home––promiscuous women are found brutally murdered near the beach. Who could be committing these terrible murders? Could it be philandering Andres? Gabriela's hot blonde friend Mercedes (Kelly Sullivan)? The horny plumber "Chuy"? Tomas?
Mente Criminal (also known as “Mente Asesina”) is a fun little Mexican slasher oddity with deceiving romance & steamy sexual themes. My only complaint about the movie is the fact that the killer's identity is pretty much revealed within the first 10-15 minutes. These little hints we get (bad childhood flashbacks) pretty much say that this certain person is the killer and most definitely not crazy Tomas. Speaking of Tomas, I feel so bad for the guy. He's not right in the head, he can't talk good and he's "in love" with someone he can never have. Poor, poor Tomas! Even though there isn't a whole lot of blood in this slasher movie––some of the kills are still fairly gruesome sounding & looking! One person is hit hard on the head with a hammer and the others get their throats slit & stabbed in the gut. And like with any other slasher movie, Mente Criminal of course features plenty of female nudity and it's great stuff, too. The ever so gorgreous Maritza Olivares goes topless and we're also treated to nice shots of her legs & ass (oh, yes!). And I cannot forget to mention that the actress that plays Gabriela's blonde friend gets fully nude in a sex scene and all eyes are popping out at the moment it happens. Truly.
Like obscure/oddity slashers? Like Jorge Luke? Like Maritza Olivares? Like seeing crazy-looking dudes tragically in love? Then Mente Criminal is the movie to see.