About six strangers who find themselves stranded overnight at a rural morgue.About six strangers who find themselves stranded overnight at a rural morgue.About six strangers who find themselves stranded overnight at a rural morgue.
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- TriviaMorgue: (noun) a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial. The movie takes place at an elaborate mausoleum, with a chapel and an embalming room, as well as, an adjacent cemetery. The crypts appear to be marble. It could perhaps be classified as a Funeral Home, but not a morgue which typically is a municipal location run by an elected Coroner or Medical Examiner, for suspicious deaths.
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Entertaining... Yet Predictable...
An enjoyable little indie from directors Halder Gomes and Gerson Sanginitto, which visits a rather strange funeral home in the middle of nowhere. "The Morgue" is extremely well shot and visually looks better then most big budget horror crap coming out of Hollywood these days. However, the story starts out strong but slowly becomes quite predictable and eventually fizzles out in a dull fashion. Individual performances shine by most of the underrated cast, and new-comer Lisa Crilley is fun to watch as she fumbles through her odd existence as the janitor of the fore-mentioned title. She certainly breathes life into her anti-hero role, and doesn't rely on star status to do it. The always wonderful Bill Cobbs seems a bit under-used here, but none the less plays his part to great effect and Heather Donahue of "Blair Witch" fame has a fun turn as a doomed bitchy wife. The cinematography looks incredible as we maneuver through a giant maze of a mausoleum, and into the dark crevasses of the morgue itself, but this alone cannot save the story which becomes increasingly mundane and silly. Worth a viewing for sure, and I hope to see more of Lisa Crilley in the future.
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- Dec 5, 2008
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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