Tesis (1996)

	Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar	AKA Thesis COUNTRY Spain GENRE Thriller NORWEGIAN TITLE Hovedoppgaven RUNNING TIME 125 minutes
	Produced by: Emiliano Otegui José Luis Cuerda
	Written by: Alejandro Amenábar

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Ángela Márquez	Ana Torrent	½
Chema	Fele Martínez
Bosco Herranz	Eduardo Noriega	½
Professor Jorge Castro	Xabier Elorriaga	½
Professor Figueroa	Miguel Picazo	-

Review

The first feature from Spanish filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar (Abre los ojos, The Others, Mar adentro) feels just as much as a student movie as it actually is. Made on a shoestring budget, Tesis taps into the world of snuff, an enticingly taboo subject for those of us who were young and curious during the age of the VHS. Besides the controversial subject matter, however, this is a disappointing chiller with a fairly uninspired script and a workingman spirit. It is cumbered with 1990s TV-style production values and cinematography, and an unbearable score, which make this a particularly drab viewing experience today.