littlemisshaywood This is well worth the mere 1hr 40 minutes it takes to watch.Beautifully, beautifully shot with some inspired mise en scene it has a solid plot and a good twist. With many a scene I found myself on the edge of my seat...it has a marvellously twisted and sullen mood to it.I also have to commend August Diehl, who takes a magnificent role as the young rookie cop Marc Schrader. As the film progresses you can actually see the horrors he's facing taking their toll in his gradual physical and mental deterioration. But there are strong performances all around, especially Christian Redl as the jaded Chief Inspector Minks.A gritty and gorgeously visual thriller that I can recommend to anyone.

Mana-Rayne Ash Such an amazingly shot movie.The actors were great, and lets admit it, Maya is gorgeous.I rented this from a small rental place here in Edmonton called The Lobby, that rents all sorts of cult films.Seriously a great watch. Probably only good for one watch, but worth it.the artwork was gorgeous as well. anyone who likes body art will think they're great, and then hide them a little more.If you get the chance to watch this I totally suggest it. A great gate way into horror films in Germany.Witty characters with startling depth, decent writing, GREAT acting, and wonderful set effects. keep an eye out for this great movie.

maria-62 Lynn is a woman with a very delicate and exclusive japanese tattoo on her body. The art and class of the tattoo is so fine that a collector pays enormous amounts of money to obtain the skin art. That means ripping it of the living body in Lynn's case.This is a German crime-movie about two cops (and not the ordinary ones) solving the mystery of the 12 missing bodies/tattoos. Who is the collector, and how can they get in touch with him?The estethic of the movie is beautiful if you ask me. Though it is very in-your-face and raw to some people I can belive. Flames of fire and blood is the theme in contrast to stiff, clean German architecture.I enjoyed this movie a lot and it was althrough an exiting piece of art./Maria

trakl As being fond of thrillers with a dark atmosphere, I was really looking forward to seeing "Tattoo". And indeed - I was not disappointed. Although the film contains some minor flaws, the unique idea of collecting tattoos as works of art is very appealing. August Diehl is brilliant as usual, Christian Redl as the depressive detective Minks is absolutely convincing. The plot leaves some things unanswered, which is quite irritating, but not to consider as an actual flaw. Some characters remind me of some of Lynch's disturbing, mysterious figures. Schwentke tries to give the film an extra layer via images, with which he mostly succeeds. The film quotes "Silence of the Lambs" and "Se7en" but this does not subtract from it's originality. An important genre film able to change the German market.8 out of 10.