Just watched FUNERAL HOME on video and I have to say that it's not exactly what I thought it would be. It's sold as a horror film and it has all the elements of a horror film but it's not really a horror film. There's almost no gore. The body count is low. The murders are things like driving a car over a cliff and someone being hit with a shovel. People die but there's no suspense or terror. No sense of horror or shock. It sorta looks like a After School Special trying to be a horror film. But the thing that was surprising was the light tone of the whole thing. It felt more like a teen comedy than anything resembling horror. The characters are practically all goofy, certainly that old horny couple. And when I mean a comedy, I don't mean an "unintentional" comedy (even though some will unintentionally laugh at it) but an actual straight comedy about a kooky old woman who runs a B&B in a building which was once a funeral home. I mean, the young girl (a good actress) was actually terrified of a freaking black cat throughout the whole film. What's frightening about a cat?
No sex, no gore, low body count, stupid characters (Barry Morse is wasted) and pointless story = dull.
Honestly, there are better things to do with your time than to watch this.
No sex, no gore, low body count, stupid characters (Barry Morse is wasted) and pointless story = dull.
Honestly, there are better things to do with your time than to watch this.