'The Dentist' is a fun darkly comedic and fairly twisted 90's horror flick with an intriguing premise that plays off a very common fear of not only going to a dentist but what if you're dentist goes psychotic and decided to drill your teeth out, and this movie does a pretty good job with that concept as it does get pretty intense at times, but its let down slightly by its off-kilter pacing and rather flat cinematography. Thankfully what elevates this above mediocrity is the central performance by Corbin Bernsen.
The Plot = A successful dentist named Dr. Alan Feinstone goes off the deep end when he catches his wife Brooke (Linda Hoffman) cheating on him and despite getting his revenge on her, he decides to enact cruelty on his staff and patients.
I remember seeing this at my local video store way back in 1996 and being a big fan of horror films, I just had to seek this out and at the time I really liked this and even now viewing it again many years later I still found it rather enjoyable. Directed by Brian Yuzna and while it's not his greatest work, but like all of his films there's still fun to be had here. His direction is solid here and he does throw in some pretty nerve-racking scenes, but the overall look of the film feels very made for TV with some very questionable set designs. This is one of those movies where the idea is better than the execution as it lacks consistency and fails to maintain interest all the way through. Thanks to the strong performances namely from Corbin Bernsen who turns in a fantastic performance as the demented lead, there's just enough to enjoy here.
Overall 'The Dentist' is a pretty good horror slasher flick even if its lacking in some areas. Still decent though.
The Plot = A successful dentist named Dr. Alan Feinstone goes off the deep end when he catches his wife Brooke (Linda Hoffman) cheating on him and despite getting his revenge on her, he decides to enact cruelty on his staff and patients.
I remember seeing this at my local video store way back in 1996 and being a big fan of horror films, I just had to seek this out and at the time I really liked this and even now viewing it again many years later I still found it rather enjoyable. Directed by Brian Yuzna and while it's not his greatest work, but like all of his films there's still fun to be had here. His direction is solid here and he does throw in some pretty nerve-racking scenes, but the overall look of the film feels very made for TV with some very questionable set designs. This is one of those movies where the idea is better than the execution as it lacks consistency and fails to maintain interest all the way through. Thanks to the strong performances namely from Corbin Bernsen who turns in a fantastic performance as the demented lead, there's just enough to enjoy here.
Overall 'The Dentist' is a pretty good horror slasher flick even if its lacking in some areas. Still decent though.