The Mortician

The Mortician

2011 · 91 min · EN · R · 5.4 (22 votes)
Dir. Gareth Maxwell Roberts · Starring Method Man, Edward Furlong, Dash Mihok, Blake Michael, Wendell Pierce, Luis Da Silva, Jr. · Music Mike Benn
ThrillerDrama

Alienated and cold, The Mortician (Method Man) processes the corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated. He is introduced to his new employee, Noah, (EJ Bonilla) by the morgue boss (Edward Furlong). Noah is a volatile youth working as part of his parole.Noah brings the notorious gangster, Carver (Dash Mihok), and his crew to the mortuary door. The Mortician's attention is pricked by the tattoo of Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' inked on the body of a murdered woman (Judy Marte), that arrives at the morgue, triggering a series of haunting dreams from his childhood. Discovering a scared child, Kane (Cruz Santiago), fleeing the morgue, he's forced to act. They become reluctant allies, struggling for redemption as they run. Through his awkward heroism, the Mortician reconnects with his long forgotten past, and finds the answers he's been searching for. He find redemption and peace.

VIBE

A quiet, somber mood permeates this urban drama. It's a slow-burn character study about isolation and the ghosts of the past. The gritty atmosphere and introspective tone make for a deeply felt, if somber, viewing experience.

somberbroodingintrospectivegrittymelancholicslow-burnurban dramacharacter studyneo-noir undertonesredemptiontraumaisolationmemory
MORE LIKE THIS — multi-vector + why, diversified