CinePhilius
I watched this movie because of its captivating description which attracted my attention. The intrigue is based on couple of medical residents with some morbid pleasures. Although the premise of the movie was good it was weaker than i expected because of some aspects which were poorly developed or entirely missed. Pace of the movie was good,slightly hurried, but the fact that aren't too many things to show, this is the only way to keep your interest. Same thing i could say about the end which certainly could be more elaborated. A minus which i considered was the fact that they haven't explained the audience, and entirely unbelievable the underlying reasons of that macabre game. The intentions of killings were explained evasive even if whole premise of the movie is based on that. Another thing this movie missed was proper character development which were also not credible in their role as MD's and they didn't gave that feeling that you're indeed watching some psychopaths in white coats. Their behavior was rather puerile (the jokes made at work) and they were not acting professional so their behavior and the killings couldn't be a long lasting combination. When i saw how they manifested i kept thinking about Dexter, how professional and meticulously worked everything and still raised suspicions to someone. As a plus, i liked the explicit scenes of the autopsies, the realistic violence and the "hot" scenes that were nicely put together. Overview, a movie with a promising idea which could've been developed more and more realistic. It's not the kind of movie which i intend to watch another time but certainly it wasn't a waste of time.
Woodyanders
Brilliant young medical student Ted Grey (a solid and engaging performance by Milo Ventimiglia) joins the pathology department at a major big city hospital so he can realize his full potential. Ted finds his life and morals turned upside down when he becomes involved with an elite group of decadent individuals led by the cocky and evil Jake Gallo (splendidly played with wicked aplomb by Michael Weston) who concoct various diabolically crafty ways to commit perfect murders and get away with them. Director Marc Scholermann, working from a grimly absorbing script by Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine, offers a genuinely startling exploration of the darkest aspects of the human psyche and man's frightening capacity for shocking extreme brutality and depravity. Moreover, Scholermann relates the compelling story at a constant snappy pace, does an ace job of creating and sustaining an unnerving morbid atmosphere, makes fine use of the often cold and dimly lit locations, and delivers oodles of unflinching graphic gore as well as a sizable amount of hot'n'kinky sex. The sound acting by the capable cast keeps the movie humming: Ventimiglia and Weston both do sturdy work in the leads, with excellent support from Lauren Lee Smith as the sultry, cunning, and duplicitous Juliette Bath, Johnny Whitworth as the smooth Jimmy Cavanaugh, John de Lancie as the no-nonsense Dr. Quentin Morris, Alyssa Milano as Ted's sweet fiancé Gwen Williamson, and Keir O'Donnell as affable wimp Ben Stravinsky. Larry Drake pops up in a small part as a scuzzy victim. The absence of any humor and the overall chilling tone both greatly enhance the picture's considerable unsettling impact. Ekkehart Pollack's glossy cinematography gives the picture an impressive stylish look. The brooding score by Johannes Kobilke and Robb Williamson does the moody trick. A nice'n'nasty surprise.
billcr12
Bad, bad, bad acting and writing combine for a lousy thriller, which should be avoided, as watching paint dry would be a better option. Alyssa Milano is the only recognizable name among the horrible cast. Mannequins have more emotion than these thespians who should be banned from ever working in front of a camera, for the rest of their lives. Teddy graduates Harvard Medical School at the top of his class and is invited to join a pathology program. There he meets a group of fellow interns who get bored with dead bodies, and create a game to see who can commit the perfect murder. One by one, some innocent people are killed, and at least Milano still looks good. Other than her presence as Ted's girlfriend, there is nothing to save this mess.
jt1999
There is no reason for this film to exist. No logical reason for it to have been made. Money? It grossed $108,662 -- with an 8 million dollar budget. A mega-flop.Did someone actually think people would want to see this?"An ugly film about ugly people doing ugly things" is how one critic described it. That pretty much sums it up!Again, the question is, why? Why was it made? Why would Lakeshore Entertainment -- who I once thought of as somewhat respectable -- pour 8 million bucks into this? Did they really think there were people out there who get into watching corpses being cut apart and cracked open and played with... body pieces and organs being thrown around like gruesome toys, like it's all supposed to be some big goddamn joke?And don't even get me started on the shots on the guy's ass in the first sex scene. I'm all out of vomit bags. They would have loved this at Auschwitz. Probably one of Jeffrey Dahmer's faves. Manson? Probably too gross for him.If this is what cinema has come to after 100 years, all I can say is I want out. Get me the hell out of the madhouse. Get me back to porn, to normalcy, to some decent entertainment that doesn't make me puke... This was worse than a snuff film, way worse. It makes me ashamed to be in the film business. Ashamed to be a human being. Ashamed to be alive.Nice music and photography, though! Just shows you how important those things are to the success of a film.Zero stars. Hopefully the jerk who made this will be dead soon. And boy, how I hope they toss his organs around the room!
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