Prey of the Chameleon - The Inzomniac's Movie Madness Review.

Prey of the Chameleon
USA 1992. Director: Fleming B. Fuller
Cast: James Wilder, Daphne Zuniga, Alexandra Paul, Don Harvey

Jo Beth from Melrose Place (that's Daphne Zuniga from The Fly 2) plays a woman who takes on the identity of every woman, or man, she kills, like a chamelon. Only one day her car breaks up in the desert, outside a small town, and she is helped by the unsuspecting boyfriend (James Wilder) of the town's sheriff (Alexandra Paul) who is also on her track.

I remember this serial killer cable-flick got some very positive reviews back when it was released, and I also remember thinking myself that it was pretty cool. Unfortunately, when watching it again ten years later, I now must say that it's not too special. Time has not been on its side. They make these movies by the dozen each week on TV. To its merit the film do have some good stuff going for it to make it at least one stab above many other flicks in the genre, apart from the fact that it has a female serial killer. The psychological motive is credible and well worked into the plot development and Daphne Zuniga is perfect as the psycho (this was before she got famous). There's something about her bleak face and minimal face expressions that is beautiful, vulnerable and really creepy at the same time. But, as said before, compared to what they do now on TV in films and series (Profiler, X-Files etc), Prey of the Chameleon is relatively restrained. Definitely worth to check out, though, for fans of the stars and for serial killer devotees.