Aroused

Another NYC sexploitation film, and one of the good ones. Competently directed by Anton Holden and even pretty well acted, with a dark and grungy noirish feel. Ever since witnessing his abusive mom bedding down with her many lovers as a tormented youth, a sexually fearful young man is now compelled to murder all those dirty and trashy "whores" he encounters in Manhattan. But the lesbian/hooker lover of this psychotic's latest victim vows to find and castrate him, with the aid of her street-walking friends. It seems that this could have been a precursor to William Lustig's MANIAC; the disturbed killer not only has deranged flashbacks, but also lives in a run-down, mannequin-infested city apartment. *** out of ****