Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer was a movie I had in mind to watch for a long time since bookmarking it. I’m usually game for anything with Steve Buscemi in it. My only regret is not watching this movie sooner! Psycho Therapy’s dark setting and black comedy is exactly what I had in mind for this movie, and it delivered.

I surprisingly find myself with not much to write about. The performances from all three members were great. The bathroom scene actually got me laughing and the just the overall mood and flow of events from one to another between the cast really kept the moving flowing along. I could hardly believe that just like that, the one hour and 40 minutes of runtime was over.

The only thing worth discussing afterwards is the ending. The movie gave clues as to how troubled Suzie is with her relationship with Keane. Portraying her as a potential serial killer protege under Kollmick I think, might work out well. However, this is not something that can be confirmed. The one clue given is the ending scene where it played out Keane’s book that he originally wanted to write about regarding the story of a Homo Sapien being in love with the last Neanderthal in Slovenia. It portrays the couple fighting each other every day during the day time, but somehow still able to curl up with each other at night for warmth and comfort. I think this is a clear symbol from the director to portray both Keane’s and Suzie’s marriage going forward. If Suzie does go down the path of being a serial killer to anyone that crosses her path, then Keane seems like the type of person that, while not liking it, will ultimately still be with Suzie. They will continue to argue and fight, but find comfort in each other at the end of the day.

The first of two remaining questions is, will David’s life be spared? I’m thinking not. The other question is, who is the mysterious caller to the hotel at the very end? Because there is a very small number of characters in the movie, my first guess is that it was the taxi driver. He seemed like a nice guy, but I think even after taking Suzie’s cab fare and generous tip, he couldn’t just let it go in the end and called the hotel to warn them about what he saw. Will he then be the next victim for Suzie and Kollmick? It can be assumed that the hotel worker feels indebted to the team for sparing his life and will tip them off on the caller. Or my second guess is that it’s not the taxi driver, but just someone random. The hotel front desk worker will pick up the phone as usual, repeat the hotel’s slogan as shown multiple times throughout the movie, and things will just go on as normal. I’m leaning more toward my first guess. If they make a sequel, I’ll be more than thrilled to watch it.