“Criticsized” (** out of four) was a by-the-numbers horror melodrama about a tough cop (Callum Blue) who begins being targeted by a serial killer who teases him into an ugly game of cat-and-mouse that threatens the lives of his family and those he works with on the police force but it turns out the killer also has other exterior motives. Hybrid of police procedural thriller and a “Saw”-like torture melodrama is skillfully made and given a boost by Blue’s intense performance but is too routine and unpleasant to stand out. “The Silence Of The Lambs” and “Seven” covered this ground in the 90’s already with more passion and grandeur. Possibly the one and only movie though in film history in which the serial killer turns out to be a filmmaker and is targeting film critics who didn’t like his work as a result!