I expected a lot more. The atmosphere was nice, the acting OK, the story gruesome, but it felt kind of empty in the end. The comedy was mostly parodical, the horror was avoided completely, the disgusting scenes were almost decent and the plot was predictable and linear.
I was looking forward to Pearlman's performance, but he had a marginal role. Dominic Monaghan had most of the fun, portraying the unlikely cowardly grave robber, but with a good heart.
Bottom line: it felt like a Tales from the Crypt episode, only unnecessarily long. Were they to keep down the unfunny comedy and stuck to more horror, maybe it would have made more sense. From where I am sitting, it was a decent effort, but ultimately a failed movie.
I was looking forward to Pearlman's performance, but he had a marginal role. Dominic Monaghan had most of the fun, portraying the unlikely cowardly grave robber, but with a good heart.
Bottom line: it felt like a Tales from the Crypt episode, only unnecessarily long. Were they to keep down the unfunny comedy and stuck to more horror, maybe it would have made more sense. From where I am sitting, it was a decent effort, but ultimately a failed movie.