The Coroner (1999)
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Emma is just trying to be a good lawyer but she has the distinct feeling she’s being watched. Soon after this feeling hits her, someone actually kidnaps her. Stuck in a basement she is tortured but eventually escapes. But her nightmare has only begun because when she leads the police back to the madman’s house, they know who it is. It’s the local coroner. Now with him getting expert treatment from the cops, she must fight back on her own and hopefully submit him to the same pain he did to her. But just as you don’t bullshit a bullshitter, don’t play games with a serial killer. This one loves games and he’ll checkmate you if you aren’t careful.
. . . . Spoilers . . . . . . Overall: There isn’t really a serial killer because no one dies. In fact, you’d never know this guy was a Coroner because he’s never at work. The guy looks gay, which makes his sexual passion for Emma a bit hard to accept – and the guy has a kid who sleeps through these torture sessions. It’s a poor attempt at psychological torture, which can easily be better shown in “Death of a Maiden” and “Closet Land.” Some scenes have decent gore and action scenes yet at other times the camera has horrible angles to it. Oh yeah, since when has Dodger Stadium (opening scene) been in San Francisco – and when has San Francisco had some many flat streets? Terrible film with no redeeming value of any kind. Comparison: Basic Instinct meets Edward Scissorhands |
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