Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
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The Lifetime version takes a lot of negative stuff out seamlessly. Trust me, the Hollywood version of this movie is not for most people's viewing pleasure!That being said, Paul Bernado fashions Karla Homolka, who has an usspeakable narcissism and Paul is the object of it, into a slave that lets him do whatever he wants and she denies her own self in doing so.. Which goes to say, Paul was her god and she accepts these terms as Jonestown members accepted Jim Jones' evil.. KARLA WILL DO ANYTHING AT PAUL'S INSISTANCE OR THAT SHE THINKS WILL MAKE HIM HAPPY! THIS IS NOT METAPHORIC WHERE THERE'S NO PROOF OF WHAT I SAY; SHE ACTUALLY FULFILLS THE YEARNINGS OF A SADISTIC RAPIST AND KILLER!Now, how far she actually goes in every instance of the movie or what she leaves out is up for debate, but she actually carries out something MUCH more horrible than the stuff that she denies doing. So, to be honest,even if she didn't do these things or some of the other things, she would if Paul wanted it badly enough or threatened to be separate from her. Paul had to literally knock some sense into her for her to deny him. This let's you that other people's pain meant little to her, but her own meant a lot(i.e. The Green River Killer). A movie about Karla's narcissism, which was an image of Paul's, and Paul's satanic narcissism(just plain evil and he lived to get what he wanted) The ending in the writing will completely floor you! As I understand it, it happened in Canada; if so, it's not an absolute shocker from the crime documentaries that I have seen of Canada. Let's just say that, you wouldn't want to live there from the crime documentaries that I've seen.
The only reason I rated this movie got the points from me it did is because both Laura and Misha are fantastic actors.I clicked the movie title not knowing much about the actual story except that they were known as Ken and Barbie. I clicked the movie because it had Misha Collins (I hadn't heard his warning about not watching the movie) and I thought that the piece based on who was being cast would have a different feel to it. The whole movie is extremely uncomfortable and it's even worse when you hear some accounts of how much of a creep the director was. The rape scenes were cringy enough as is without a crude director.The thing is the movie is done really well it's just doing a really terrible thing.
How many times have you watched a crime film that has a ludicrous plot, or one that is too outrageous to entertain? "Karla" is one such film, but shockingly it is a true story. If you haven't heard of her, Karla Homolka is Canada's most hated woman, and with good reason, for what kind of woman marries a serial rapist, knowingly, after having facilitated his drug-assisted rape of her own sister, who dies as a result? But it gets worse, after that, Homolka helped Bernardo continue his reign of depravity.As its title suggests, this film is related from her viewpoint, so sees her minimising her role as far as possible, something she could not extend to Tammy's death because of the video evidence. The names of the other two murder victims have been changed, and obviously due to the usual constraints, a lot has been omitted, but this is a brave film.While it is true that the psychopathic Bernardo beat her severely, only a total douchebag would attempt to portray Homolka as a victim. That or the Attorney General of Ontario, but nuff said. "Karla" was released shortly after she was, the latter being an act that disgusted the Canadian public. The content of this film may disgust you, but don't blame the cast or the people behind it, they have done their craft proud.
Before even thinking about viewing Karla please view this link: strangepicturesofmishacollins.tumblr.com/post/50784751422/karla-faq It lists every problematic detail about Karla and also many disturbing facts about what happened behind the scenes and on set. It's also really important to know that the majority of the cast and crew deeply regret being a part of this project. Many of them (especially Misha Collins and Laura Prepon) have been quoted saying that shooting the movie made them physically sick, caused nightmares, and in several cases caused them to hysterically cry at home and on set. Almost every single sane person involved advises all their fans and any other potential viewer to not watch this movie. It grossly exploits a real life tragedy in a very sadistic way. It's very twisted and messed up even if the gore/nudity is not that explicit. Please respect the actors, crew members, and especially the families/friends of the victims by never watching it. (Also, as a fan of Misha's I also want to note that he was unaware that the script was a true story until after he signed the contract.) I can't even rate this movie because it is one of the most vile and disrespectful films ever produced.