A decent start to the second season, this 'Tales from the Crypt' episode stars Demi Moore as Cathy, a sexy but frustrated young woman determined to marry rich and live a life of luxury. Impulsively, she visits a fortune teller (Natalija Nogulich) who tells Cathy that a LARGE man will walk into her life, that they will marry, and that he will come into a fortune soon after. Then Cathy meets Charlie Marno (Jeffrey Tambor), a grotesque and indeed quite large man who puts her off. Cathy decides to marry him anyway, just on the off chance that Madame Vornas' prediction is correct, and life with Charlie is Hell for Cathy. But Madame Vorna is never wrong.....
Written by Andy Wolk, and directed by Howard Deutch, 'Dead Right' is no great shakes in terms of plot, as it delivers no real surprises. But it's still a good deal of dark-comedy fun, and Demi and Tambor play their roles to the hilt. He, in particular, is amusingly obnoxious as this slovenly creep. Also putting in appearances are Troy Evans, Earl Boen, and Kate Hodge, but the episode really belongs to the star trio. What works for 'Dead Right' is its stylistic and musical choices, and its playfully macabre sense of humor. As we may come to expect, Madame Vorna really hasn't told Cathy the WHOLE story....
'Dead Right' keeps alive the 'Tales from the Crypt' tradition of tales that deal in "just desserts".
Seven out of 10.
Written by Andy Wolk, and directed by Howard Deutch, 'Dead Right' is no great shakes in terms of plot, as it delivers no real surprises. But it's still a good deal of dark-comedy fun, and Demi and Tambor play their roles to the hilt. He, in particular, is amusingly obnoxious as this slovenly creep. Also putting in appearances are Troy Evans, Earl Boen, and Kate Hodge, but the episode really belongs to the star trio. What works for 'Dead Right' is its stylistic and musical choices, and its playfully macabre sense of humor. As we may come to expect, Madame Vorna really hasn't told Cathy the WHOLE story....
'Dead Right' keeps alive the 'Tales from the Crypt' tradition of tales that deal in "just desserts".
Seven out of 10.