本片講述了，在30年代的美國(guó)，一個(gè)謀殺兒童的連環(huán)殺手AlbertFish的故事。AsolidthrilleraboutAlbertFish(averyfineperformancebyPatrickBauchau),thereallifeserialkillerofchildrenin1930#39;sAmerica.Fishseemedaharmlessoldman,butin1934hewasarrestedasthemurdererofseveralmissingchildrenhesomehowdupedtheirfamiliesintoleavinghimwith(usinganassumednamethroughout).Partcharacterstudyandpartdetectiveprocedural,TheGrayManwiselyavoidsgraphichorrorandsensationalism(Fish#39;smurders,forinstance,arenevershownoncamera),andwhileitisratherconventional,itisneverthelessquitechillingnonethelessanditshowsadirectorwithaverykeensenseofstorytelling.