Wonderfully offbeat film!

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

A particularly harrowing variation on what is already an extremely harsh genre—pseudo-snuff—German indie effort Suicide (AKA FinalCut.com) follows two film-makers as they record a series of suicides with the intention of selling the footage to the highest bidder. Having advertised online for willing participants in their project, the couple travel from location to location, capturing the final moments of the mentally ill, the lonely, and the hopeless.The film opens as the first victim climbs a flight of stairs whilst discussing the pros and cons of various methods of suicide; he has decided that hurling oneself from a tall, derelict building is the most reliable way to end his life. However, when it comes to throwing himself into the void, the man has second thoughts and runs away, but winds up falling to his death anyway after he stumbles through a hole in the floor. The irony of his demise softens the blow somewhat, and a couple of the deaths that follow also raise an uncomfortable smile (one cannot help but giggle nervously at times), but the inevitable, cumulative effect of watching a succession of people top themselves is depression.Shot with realism in mind, Suicide is extremely downbeat viewing: it's really uncomfortable to witness a pair of teenage girls wash down pills with vodka, a student inject an overdose of heroin at the base of his junk, a sad old geezer suffer a heart attack after not taking his medication, a woman gassing herself in her car, a goth slash his wrists, and a guy inject himself with air (which proves what the first chap says—it's a bloody painful way to go!). In fact, it comes as a bit of a relief when, towards end of the film, there is a slight shift in mood: the film-makers themselves become involved in the taking of lives, adding an element of plot, and a silly twist ending acts as a valve to release some of the pressure.Well acted, well made and thought provoking, but perhaps a tad too repetitive to be totally engrossing, Suicide is definitely not an easy film to watch, and something I would only recommend to hardened viewers of challenging horror. I guess a 7/10 out of 10 would be a fair rating: it's good, but not something I'll be revisiting any time soon.

! ! ! Watch out! Spoilers! ! !There are two sorts of German amateur movies. The gory "funny" ones, and the ones who want to tell something, who are critical of society."Suicide", I guess, also wants to tell something. But unfortunately it mumbles in that way.. you don't understand the message.The film starts interesting, a couple follows a guy with a camera. The guy wants to jump off a building but can't do it in the end. He starts crying and runs away from the camera.. Since his life is really at the end he slips and falls off... I guess he didn't have the right shoes.The rest of the film we see alternately the couple driving in their car to the next "death session" while they talk about it, and the killings of many people in different variations. We've got a junk with an overdose, a guy who stabs himself (DON'T watch the "acting" here or you start crying!), a shooting guy, a heart attack and angst girls who swallow pills. As a "plot turn" the neutral camera man starts killing one guy... anyway it doesn't have any effect to the story.Sounds interesting so far? Then you like my description but not that film! The end "joke" is a real/faked killing. The girl (of the couple) drives her neutral camera man to death (she tells him she fakes it, so he can be official dead, cause he killed somebody..).The plot, well, the idea is sort of nice although the joke of the documentary-style is kind of strained. We see people talking to the camera how shitty the world is and they want to end it and more then one time after they tried to kill themselves they regret it. One or two times this can be nice, but not for feature length! We see characters and we (and in that point the film is very realistic) just don't care about them, cause they're losers from the street. Everyday faces without a background. This leads to a numb feeling and after 2 kills the viewer's only interest is the kind of the next killing.The actors, ha, OK it is an amateur production and nobody can expect high acting skills, but here it seems that the neighbor boys and girls helped out. Unfortunately this is not enough to make the film believable."Suicide" could have been a great short film! I'm pro amateur production with a good idea and motivated makers. But to stretch a good idea to feature length can it make boring. It's a pity for "Suicide".

Invariably, this film will be compared to other "mockumentary" and fake-snuff films such as the AUGUST UNDERGROUND films, MAN BITES DOG, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, THE LAST HORROR MOVIE, and Tamakichi Anaru's PSYCHO: THE SNUFF REELS and SUICIDE DOLLS - but what SUICIDE (aka FINALCUT.COM) has that these others lack, is ABSOLUTE REALISM. There's a lot that goes on in this SOV mini-masterpiece, but one thing is certain - IT FEELS REAL...There's a lot going on under the surface of this film, but the basic concept is about a couple who offer their "services" to tape the last moments of willing participants who are going to commit suicide. From what I gathered (and I can't really be positive about this due to the ambiguous nature of the film - but a certain "deleted scene" seems to confirm my suspicions...), the first several suicides are staged to "drum-up" business for their website which is offering this unique service, which it is implied that the couple are doing to sell for media attention. But once the business starts rolling in, they take part, at least in the filming - and sometimes more - of these individual's last moments...I've watched a lot of this sort of thing, and SUICIDE is the most realistic of the bunch. I can't say that it's an enjoyable film, but I give SUICIDE such a high rating because it is exactly what it is meant to be - a sick take on the reality film/TV craze and it's ever-increasing play on "shock value". It also shows how something that could be considered an "innocent" concept can quickly escalate into an uncontrollable situation (which is best noted in the last two segments).The performances of the suicide participants are all so visceral and real, and so well staged, that you really can get sucked into the notion that this is the real thing (even the ones that I believe were purposely staged). Some of the characters choose to explain why they've decided to end their lives - some don't. There's very little "filler" so each participant's story is interesting in it's own right and the film as a whole moves along at a fairly brisk pace. The whole film is handled as if the audience were right there witnessing these acts. There isn't an over-abundance of theatrics or gore, which makes the scenes that much more believable, and there is such a variety of acts and reasons portrayed, and they're all done so realistically, that the film never gets boring or tedious.SUICIDE got to me on a level that few films do. I think that above all, the actors should be applauded for the commitment level and the realism-factor that is brought to the table in their respective roles. Nothing about SUICIDE comes off as forced or phony, it just is what it is. And for once (and only once...) I actually feel that the down-playing of gore and sleaze made this film stand out amongst all others of it's genre. Definitely a challenging and "disturbing" film - so mainstream horror-goers may as well pass this one by...but for those that truly appreciate subversive and thought-provoking cinema - this ones for you...9/10

This German film, released here with it's original soundtrack and English subtitles, is totally unique in it's subject matter and in its form. Roughly it is about a young couple who decide to offer their services on a website to film other people's suicide. There is a lot more to it, but there are some very interesting and unexpected plot twists that would be a shame to give away - you just have to see this for yourself. It is entirely shot on Digital Video - but BEWARE all those people who have some strange grudge against this medium, let me tell you: this is the only way this film could have been made. This is one of those films where the choice of that medium is essential, enhances the horrifying nature of the film and, indeed, is no less than a character in the story. Funny thing is that, partly because of the use of video instead of film stock, this film looks as though it was a lot easier to make than in reality is the case. There is no use of the obvious and much-too-often used digital effects that we are bored with in the multiplex theaters, everything looks as though it is plainly shot with a small hand-held camera. But the suicides that are shown are so shockingly realistic and indeed much better looking than rapidly outdated digital effects in any 100 million dollar movie that it is hard to believe that the makers of this "small" film have achieved this level of 100% realism. This is enhanced by the true-to-life acting of absolutely everybody in this film. It is dark and very unsettling, but essential to everyone interested in intelligent horror films, German cinema from the likes of Jorg Buttgereit or Michael Haneke and for everyone who wants just that little bit more from a movie-experience than just laid-back entertainment.