So much average

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

The acting in this movie is really good.

It was too late!If there had not been "silence of the lambs", "seven",this German flick could have had its day.But it tries too hard to be like the American relatives and it cannot be compared with them.It seems that in Europa only Spanish Amenabar was able to transcend his models.Not that "tattoo" is devoid of good scenes.The rain falling over Maya's body ,revealing her impressive tattoos ,is a great moment ,both erotic and unsettling;the lawyer and his awful collection provides the movie with another strong sequence.But ,with its "open" ending,à la "silence of the lambs" (which goal is,obviously to make an eventual sequel,"Tattoo" tries too hard and it's finally its downfall.A curio.

When the police raid an underground rave, newly graduated police officer Marc has to make himself (and his drugs) scarce. However, his stash is uncovered by Detective Minks who presents Marc with an ultimatum: join the homicide team in a particularly gruesome and dangerous serial murder case or lose his fledgeling career. Marc is soon aware that Minks' missing daughter holds the key to a grisly trade in decorated human skin and faces a sole operation to protect the innocent in danger and expose the head of the organisation...Dark and stylish, this brooding psychological 'Se7en' style thriller will make your skin crawl as it twists and turns its way towards an unforgettably chilling climax.

Sleekly shot German serial killer movie gets by for most of its length on style and the original and creepy millieu of tattoo collectors--people who display stretched out skin on their walls like paintings. The problem is that an audience familiar with the serial killer genre will likely find Tattoo very predictable and the script takes a few annoying shortcuts. For instance, it's painfully obvious very early in the film who is likely behind the murders, but the police never even seem to consider this person a suspect in spite of the fact that she's an art dealer and knows a hell of a lot about tattoo art, which is not the normal area of expertise for gallery owners. If that's not suspicious enough she first turns up at the apartment of one of the victims shortly after the murder even though she claims not to have spoken to her former friend in years. Amazingly the police never treat her as a suspect or even bother to check out her story about the death of a famous tattoo artist in New York until the very end of the film. Tattoo borrows heavily from two much better serial killer movies--Seven and the Korean flick Tell Me Something, which managed to not telegraph its surprise ending in the first twenty minutes and not make its protagonist cop look like a complete idiot for failing to figure out who the real murderer was. Still, Tattoo is a watchable enough example of the genre if you're in the mood for a serial killer movie. Just don't expect too much.

I saw this movie and was fascinated of the courage od these German film makers. Such a provoking movie is rare in our cinemas and therefore very important. Maybe, Tattoo will change the German market toward American standards. But in my opinion the movie was too hard for people under the age of 16.Because I was overwhelmed of this new direction in Germany, i give the film 9 out of 10. Great entertainment á la "Se7en" and "Licence of the Lambs".