The Tattooist

2007

92 mins

Directed by Peter Burger
37%
Horror
Thriller

A New Zealand-made thriller about an American tattooist (Jason Behr) who wanders the world, exploring and exploiting ethnic themes in... More

A New Zealand-made thriller about an American tattooist (Jason Behr) who wanders the world, exploring and exploiting ethnic themes in his tattoo designs. In a thoughtless act, he unwittingly unleashes a deadly spirit as he learns the art of tatau, traditional Samoan tattooing. He needs to find the source of the evil in order to stop the spirit's murderous rampage reaching his new love, Sina (Mia Blake).

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The Tattooist | Ratings & Reviews

37_%2,998 reviews
Audience score rating

"Neither as scary as it should be nor as culturally interesting as it thinks it is..."

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New Zealand Herald

"It fails to cohesively deliver what should be a very compelling storyline with more than one-dimensional characters. And despite how easy I am to scare, no nightmares here..."

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Newshub

"Within all this vaguely disappointing source material, you'll still find some remarkable stuff..."

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Dominion Post

"What could have been a run-of-the-mill thriller is lifted by flashes of original thought and some expert performances, overall The Tattooist fails to leave a good impression..."

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