I've never met Tobe Hooper and I have nothing against the man personally. That said, this truly awful film leaves no doubt as to Hooper's utter lack of directorial talent.
The plot is moronic, the scripting even more so. And true to form, Hooper blunders through the mess, making it all the worse.
STRUCTURE, people, STRUCTURE! Did Hooper and the screenwriter never study the basics of writing for film? The ending is completely out of whack, as if it were thrown in at the last minute at the producer's demand. If this pile of steaming film-making was supposed to be a tragedy (which it is--literally), the screenwriter is obligated to follow one of the simple rules of the form: Character with Tragic Flaw. That character would be Jonathan, yet there's no tragic flaw to be found. The ending is unwarranted--and Hooper should have known. Sheesh!
Don't watch this film on TV. Don't rent it. And for heaven's sake, NEVER buy it! Better you should throw your money down the sewer, which is exactly where "Mortuary" belongs.
The plot is moronic, the scripting even more so. And true to form, Hooper blunders through the mess, making it all the worse.
STRUCTURE, people, STRUCTURE! Did Hooper and the screenwriter never study the basics of writing for film? The ending is completely out of whack, as if it were thrown in at the last minute at the producer's demand. If this pile of steaming film-making was supposed to be a tragedy (which it is--literally), the screenwriter is obligated to follow one of the simple rules of the form: Character with Tragic Flaw. That character would be Jonathan, yet there's no tragic flaw to be found. The ending is unwarranted--and Hooper should have known. Sheesh!
Don't watch this film on TV. Don't rent it. And for heaven's sake, NEVER buy it! Better you should throw your money down the sewer, which is exactly where "Mortuary" belongs.