A horror movie set entirely in a morgue sounds like a no brainer, and while “The Autopsy Of Jane Doe” caught some love on the festival circuit at TIFF and Fantastic Fest, I wasn’t particularly a fan. But for those who simply want some genre fun, perhaps this’ll fit the bill.
Directed by André Øvredal’s (“Troll Hunter“), and starring Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch, the movie finds father and son morticians and medical examiners, who carve up terror when the latest body to hit the slab appears to be hiding some deadly secrets. Here’s the official synopsis:
Experienced coroner Tommy Tilden and his grown-up son Austin run a family-owned morgue and crematorium in Virginia. When the local Sheriff brings in an emergency case — an unknown female corpse nicknamed ‘Jane Doe’, found in the basement of a home where a multiple homicide took place — it seems like just another open-and-shut case. But as the autopsy proceeds, these seasoned professionals are left reeling as each layer of their inspection brings frightening new revelations. Perfectly preserved on the outside, Jane Doe’s insides have been scarred, charred and dismembered — seemingly the victim of a horrific yet mysterious ritualistic torture. As Tommy and Austin begin to piece together these gruesome discoveries, an unnatural force takes hold of the crematorium. While a violent storm rages above ground, it seems the real horrors lie on the inside…
“The Autopsy Of Jane Doe” opens on December 21st. [JoBlo]