The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) has built a devoted audience in the US on Philo and AMC Plus Apple TV Channel among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 867 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Dieter Laser sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight on Philo and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) is worth clearing space for. The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Taking inspiration from The Human Centipede films, the warden of a notorious and troubled prison looks to create a 500-person human centipede as a solution to his problems. The performances from Dieter Laser and Bree Olson give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It was released in 2015. The performances in The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) delivers. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Dieter Laser is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.