However, Heidi Martinuzzi of Film Threat gave it four stars out of four, calling it 'incredibly good' and 'well made.' Home mediaĪ director's cut DVD was released after its theatrical run.

ĭebra Birnbaum of the New York Post wrote it 'aspires to be a highly stylized exploration of the mind of a serial killer, but it's nothing more than a gory, blood-soaked snuff film, reveling in its own shock value.' ĭennis Harvey of Variety said the film evinced 'only the slightest interest in narrative or character,' and 'distinguishes itself via sheer extremity of gore, sadism and tastelessness', and that its 'nastiness is so insistent, one-dimensional and excessive it risks self-parody.' īen Kenigsberg of The Village Voice called it 'a movie so utterly degenerate it makes you wish that indie filmmakers had to prove a basic standard of decency in order to buy a camera.'

On Metacritic, the film has a 13 out of 100 rating, based on 5 critics, signifying 'overwhelming dislike'. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 36% of 11 reviews were positive, with an average rating of 3.73/10. The film received generally negative reviews. The film was released by Universal Studios in Spain, The Weinstein Company in Sweden, 20th Century Fox in France, and Anchor Bay Entertainment in Russia. The film was released by Lions Gate Home Entertainment with an 'R' rating on DVD.

Murder-Set-Pieces was given a limited release on Decemwith an NC-17 rating.

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