Predrag "Pin" is an anatomically correct, see-through mannequin. His interests include tutoring, chocolates and terrorizing young ladies. Pin speaks with a slow, thin, whispery voice. His educational expertise includes math and sex. He also enjoys listening to incestuous poetry and creeping quietly in the dark. Pin's story is destined to become a cult classic. The strength of this movie lies not in direction, nor necessarily in acting, but in story. Pin is one of the strangest movies you'll watch. Scenes include a skinless mannequin giving a private sex lecture to a young brother and sister, a man giving his daughter an abortion, and a nurse who uses Pin as a sex doll when she thinks no one else is watching.This neglected gem is an example of 1980's horror at its most creative. Its not a gory film by any means, but it will chill you to the bone, as its a superbly crafted psychological study into the mental disintegration of a fragile mind. The most disquieting scenes of course involve Pin, whether its involving Leon, or just when another character is alone in the room with the mannequin. It seems to exude a threat even when Leon is not around to carry out Pin's 'bidding'. At the heart of this film is a superb performance by David Hewlett as the adult Leon. He gives a very sympathetic performance of someone whose mind has been unbalanced by the maladjusted childhood he has gone through. Cynthia Preston is also very good as the grown up Ursula, who tries to get her life back together, whilst also coping with the increasing demands of Leon/Pin. Don't expect anything too exploitative or overly sensational, as 'Pin' builds up the tension and the scares by telling a good story and providing proper character development. A fascinating film!!Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

gavin6942 In this low-budget descendant of "Psycho", Ursula and Leon are sister and brother, living alone, save for a large wooden puppet they call "Pin" (for Pinocchio). When Ursula starts hanging around with new boyfriend Stan, Leon and Pin take action.What drew me to this film was Terry O'Quinn, who has never (so far as I'm aware) made a bad film. And although he is more of a secondary, supporting actor here, this film is no less good than anything else he has done.What makes this film good is its relatively slow pace, building the suspense, waiting for the moment when all heck will break loose. And, for first time viewers, there is the mystery: is Leon crazy or is Pin truly alive and only willing to open up to specific people? (The answer was not what I expected.)

BloedEnMelk I wouldn't call this movie a horror, but more a psychological thriller. 'Pin' is a story about two kids growing up with parents who are hardly there for them in their childhood. Their mother is a clean freak, their father is a doctor and a ventriloquist, who uses a dummy called Pin to 'help him out' in his practice. As children, both Ursula and Pin believe Pin to be real, and though he doesn't speak to them when father is not around, Pin does give birthday presents and is a really helpful chap. When both parents die in a car crash, Leon takes Pin home as a family member.The acting of David Hewlett as Leon is impressive. This on itself makes the movie worth to see. Leon is a clean cut boy, who has more in common with both his parents than he would want to. His loneliness, jealousy, and the subtlety of his slowly growing madness is very well done. The bad is, that even though there is some focus on the why Leon gets mad, personally I think this could have been done better. I would have liked to see more of his inner world going down hill. But what the script lacks, the acting of Hewlett makes up for. There is an important sexual undertone in this movie, which also could have been worked out better. Ursula going to her own father for an abortion, Leon's dark poetry, yes they gave an unsettling feeling, but all a bit too subtle. Maybe it was done this way to please the mainstream watchers, and it would have been too shocking otherwise. Anyway, it gave me the feeling that only the surface of all the underlying problems and feelings was scratched. 'Pin' was different then I expected it to be. When reading about it before I saw it, I thought it would end up much more like a horror cliché of the dummy coming to life. And constantly I was hoping that the end would not be that cheesy. When the movie was finished, it did leave me satisfied. Today, which is the day after I watched it, I feel that this movie is still with me, in a positive way. And I always consider that a good sign. Even with all it's flaws, it impressed me more than I thought it would do. I give it an 8 because I can not give it a 7,5.

ladrondediscos First of all, I want to apologize for my English. I'm an Spanish speaker but I will try to do my best to express myself. I just watched PIN... on cable by mistake but I have to tell you that I loved it. I'm kind of confused with the end of the movie. Can someone help me? I read the end of the movie in 2 different ways...1. Ursula did not kill his brother. She just tore Pin up with the axe. At the end of the movie she visits her brother who is acting as if he was PIN. Pin is gone and he just took over his personality. This would be the normal interpretation but... why would he be living in his house instead of being in a mental hospital or in jail? He tried to kill someone so it is not very realistic that he is just living in his house by himself with the help of a nurse. Why Ursulas boyfriend let her go and see the person who almost killed him? wouldn't he be mad or afraid? 2. Ursula did kill his brother. She went nuts after that and now she has the same schizophrenia as her brother. She has made Pin look his brother and she talks to him the same way her brother talked to Pin. She has the same mental problem as her brother. I think the author leaves this open because it is real hard to distinguish at the final shot if he is Ursula's brother or a "maniquin". It is hard to tell so both interpretations could be fine. The only thing that ruins this interpretation is that if Ursula killed her brother she should be in jail.Both ends could be possible but both of them are kind of unrealistic. Either Ursula or her brother should be in jail (unless a long long time) had past... what do you guys think?