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A young man named Bart (Creator/MatthewGrayGubler) working at a video store finds a new purpose in life when he meets a charasmatic charismatic serial killer who offers to take him under his wing. The serial killer, named Mike (Creator/DameonClarke) teaches everything he knows about killing to his new pupil, giving him lessons and helping him find his "inner voice".
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A young man named Bart (Matthew Gray Gubler) (Creator/MatthewGrayGubler) working at a video store finds a new purpose in life when he meets a charasmatic serial killer who offers to take him under his wing. The serial killer, named Mike (Creator/DameonClarke) teaches everything he knows about killing to his new pupil, giving him lessons and helping him find his "inner voice".
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* EvilCounterpart: Inverted, near the end we see two cops with an obvious NotSoDifferent student/mentor relationship who are trying to kill Mike.
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* LikableVillain: Mike, he's just so damn [[AffablyEvil charming]].
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* {{Adorkable}}: Bart. Well, as much as a serial killer's protege can be.
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A young man named Bart (Matthew Gray Gubler) working at a video store finds a new purpose in life when he meets a charasmatic serial killer who offers to take him under his wing. The serial killer, named Mike (Dameon Clarke) (Creator/DameonClarke) teaches everything he knows about killing to his new pupil, giving him lessons and helping him find his "inner voice".
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* {{Badass}}: Admit it, Mike is. Especially at the end when he takes out all but one cop on his own.
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* AffablyEvil: Mike (although YMMV on whether he's "evil" or not)
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* ActorAllusion: Whenever Bart is introduced to anyone, he smiles awkwardly and gives a little wave, much like a [[Series/CriminalMinds certain doctor we know.]] He also wears cardigans and button down shirts.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Seeing Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds play a serial killer's accomplice/pupil can really get strange.
** Pupil, shmoopil. Seeing Dr Reid saying the words 'I am not now, nor have I ever been, a star student' is as jarring as it gets.
** Ever thought you'd here [[Anime/DragonBallZ CELL]] hosting a seminar on the fine art of being a serial killer?
** Pupil, shmoopil. Seeing Dr Reid saying the words 'I am not now, nor have I ever been, a star student' is as jarring as it gets.
** Ever thought you'd here [[Anime/DragonBallZ CELL]] hosting a seminar on the fine art of being a serial killer?
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A young man named Bart (Matthew Gray Gubler) working at a video store finds a new purpose in life when he meets a charasmatic serial killer who offers to take him under his wing. The serial killer, named Mike (Dameon Clarke) teaches everything he knows about killing to his new pupil, giving him lessons and helping him find his "inner voice".
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!!This movie has examples of:
* ActorAllusion: Whenever Bart is introduced to anyone, he smiles awkwardly and gives a little wave, much like a [[Series/CriminalMinds certain doctor we know.]] He also wears cardigans and button down shirts.
** Then again, these could just be trademarks of Gubler, as opposed to just his characters.
* {{Adorkable}}: Bart. Well, as much as a serial killer's protege can be.
* AffablyEvil: Mike (although YMMV on whether he's "evil" or not)
* AssholeVictim: Most of the victims are this.
* {{Badass}}: Admit it, Mike is. Especially at the end when he takes out all but one cop on his own.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mike is shown as a perfect boyfriend who loves animals. He would seem like a genuine good guy if the movie didn't include him killing people every couple of scenes.
* BlackComedyRape: Odd, considering how Mike thinks rapists are the scum of the earth.
--> '''Dr Goldberg:''' What happened to your eye?\\
[[spoiler:'''Mike:''']] Ah, some guys tried to rape me again.
* DarkComedy: This movie is extremely disturbing if you look at it from a serious point of view, but when you treat it as a comedy it's pretty funny.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Bart and Mike's entire friendship/student-mentor relationship and the way Mike's girlfriend acts seems almost like an affair at times.
* EvilCounterpart: Inverted, near the end we see two cops with an obvious NotSoDifferent student/mentor relationship who are trying to kill Mike.
* EvilIsHammy: Mike, when he's doing the whole seminar thing.
* EvilMentor: Mike.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Mike will not harm animals, kill children or rape women.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Seeing Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds play a serial killer's accomplice/pupil can really get strange.
** Pupil, shmoopil. Seeing Dr Reid saying the words 'I am not now, nor have I ever been, a star student' is as jarring as it gets.
* HostageSituation: Mike uses Bart as one, though it turns out it's subverted as he's doing it to convince the police that he's just a hapless victim rather than an accomplice.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Mike kills somebody using a cinder block he finds in their home in one scene.
* IRejectYourReality: Mike's method of coping: 'Perception is reality. If we think we can get out of this, we're gonna get out of this.'
* LargeHam: Mike, when he's presenting the "How to be a Serial Killer" seminar.
* LikableVillain: Mike, he's just so damn [[AffablyEvil charming]].
* KarmaHoudini: Mike seems like this [[spoiler: but he is caught and put to death in the end.]]
* MoodWhiplash: The movie shows Mike killing people in sometimes horrific ways and then shows him hanging out with Bart or his girlfriend, going from a very dark mood to a light or romantic mood.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Mike suggests "slash his throat" to his colleague as what to do to an annoying/asshole workmate, but mutters it so when asked what he just said he replies "slash his ''tires''".
* PutDownYourGunAndStepAway: The young cop utters this to Mike, even after he's killed all the other cops. Seems a little [[TooDumbToLive stupid]], [[SubvertedTrope really]].
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Mike says that rapists are the scum of the earth.
* SerialKiller: Well duh.
* SlasherSmile: Mike, while killing and/or talking about it.
* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror
* SoundtrackDissonance: Most of the movie, including very dark scenes, has music similar to what you'd find in a porno playing in the background.
* TookALevelInBadass: Bart, very literally.
* TricksterMentor: Mike enjoys messing with Bart's head, but usually has a purpose behind it.
* VillainProtagonist: Mike is a serial killer who murders people in sometimes horrific ways but goes by very strict morals like never kill children, never harm animals and take care of the less fortunate.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Mike has never killed a child and thinks it is wrong to do so.
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!!This movie has examples of:
* ActorAllusion: Whenever Bart is introduced to anyone, he smiles awkwardly and gives a little wave, much like a [[Series/CriminalMinds certain doctor we know.]] He also wears cardigans and button down shirts.
** Then again, these could just be trademarks of Gubler, as opposed to just his characters.
* {{Adorkable}}: Bart. Well, as much as a serial killer's protege can be.
* AffablyEvil: Mike (although YMMV on whether he's "evil" or not)
* AssholeVictim: Most of the victims are this.
* {{Badass}}: Admit it, Mike is. Especially at the end when he takes out all but one cop on his own.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mike is shown as a perfect boyfriend who loves animals. He would seem like a genuine good guy if the movie didn't include him killing people every couple of scenes.
* BlackComedyRape: Odd, considering how Mike thinks rapists are the scum of the earth.
--> '''Dr Goldberg:''' What happened to your eye?\\
[[spoiler:'''Mike:''']] Ah, some guys tried to rape me again.
* DarkComedy: This movie is extremely disturbing if you look at it from a serious point of view, but when you treat it as a comedy it's pretty funny.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Bart and Mike's entire friendship/student-mentor relationship and the way Mike's girlfriend acts seems almost like an affair at times.
* EvilCounterpart: Inverted, near the end we see two cops with an obvious NotSoDifferent student/mentor relationship who are trying to kill Mike.
* EvilIsHammy: Mike, when he's doing the whole seminar thing.
* EvilMentor: Mike.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Mike will not harm animals, kill children or rape women.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Seeing Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds play a serial killer's accomplice/pupil can really get strange.
** Pupil, shmoopil. Seeing Dr Reid saying the words 'I am not now, nor have I ever been, a star student' is as jarring as it gets.
* HostageSituation: Mike uses Bart as one, though it turns out it's subverted as he's doing it to convince the police that he's just a hapless victim rather than an accomplice.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Mike kills somebody using a cinder block he finds in their home in one scene.
* IRejectYourReality: Mike's method of coping: 'Perception is reality. If we think we can get out of this, we're gonna get out of this.'
* LargeHam: Mike, when he's presenting the "How to be a Serial Killer" seminar.
* LikableVillain: Mike, he's just so damn [[AffablyEvil charming]].
* KarmaHoudini: Mike seems like this [[spoiler: but he is caught and put to death in the end.]]
* MoodWhiplash: The movie shows Mike killing people in sometimes horrific ways and then shows him hanging out with Bart or his girlfriend, going from a very dark mood to a light or romantic mood.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Mike suggests "slash his throat" to his colleague as what to do to an annoying/asshole workmate, but mutters it so when asked what he just said he replies "slash his ''tires''".
* PutDownYourGunAndStepAway: The young cop utters this to Mike, even after he's killed all the other cops. Seems a little [[TooDumbToLive stupid]], [[SubvertedTrope really]].
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Mike says that rapists are the scum of the earth.
* SerialKiller: Well duh.
* SlasherSmile: Mike, while killing and/or talking about it.
* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror
* SoundtrackDissonance: Most of the movie, including very dark scenes, has music similar to what you'd find in a porno playing in the background.
* TookALevelInBadass: Bart, very literally.
* TricksterMentor: Mike enjoys messing with Bart's head, but usually has a purpose behind it.
* VillainProtagonist: Mike is a serial killer who murders people in sometimes horrific ways but goes by very strict morals like never kill children, never harm animals and take care of the less fortunate.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Mike has never killed a child and thinks it is wrong to do so.
