Post Mortem

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Gabriel S Jul 27 Post Mortem seemed to shimmer amidst the endless sea of indescribable horror films cluttering the catalog of just about every streaming service—a curse in its own right, maybe. But upon closer inspection, it revealed itself to be nothing more than fool’s gold. Its intriguing premise slowly dissolves into a muddled chain of events and characters that don't mesh, leaving behind a haze of confusion that clouds its superficial attempt to deliver historical horror with impact. The story follows Tomás, a German who had a near-death experience during the First World War and now lives as a postmortem photographer—a macabre practice on its own. When a young girl requests his services, Tomás hesitantly agrees, driven by the intimate notion that she’s the apparition he saw when he almost died. This leads him to a village where many are dead or dying, hinting at a horror perhaps even more dreadful than the Influenza itself. From here on, the story descends into chaos. Everything it could do wrong, it does—starting with the muddled suggestion around Tomás’s intentions toward the girl, Anna. I get the sense that, for some reason, he sees her as a daughter figure, but nothing in his backstory supports that kind of void in his soul. Yet, in some scenes, Tomás’s gaze suggests desire—something that might have been typical of the era, but is still filthy and disturbing to consider. Moreover, the sequence of events is completely unruly—a jumble of plot points stitched together without clear cohesion. The disarray in the scenes makes certain deductions feel forced, and the dialogue plays out like pure exposition. And truth be told, the ending is so disconnected and senseless that, honestly, I didn’t get it. I appreciate the idea of a story continuing beyond its climax, but the resolution of its central conflict felt utterly unexplained. Post Mortem aims to draw us into a profound tale of grief and acceptance, of life and death—but ultimately delivers a feeble, convoluted narrative, lacking any real cohesion. It manages to intrigue—but that’s about all it does. See more Gabriel T @GabrielFagundes Jul 24 It would be better if it focused more on the corpses and the evil shadows intestead of these telekinetic Evil-dead-II-style or Poltergeist-style attacks. It can't be earie like "Hereditary" or enchanting like "Sleepy Hollow", it is just too much and silly. It can see there was a lot of work behind it but the direction it chooses was really bad See more Peter F Dec 21 Watchable but disppointing. An intriguing concept and some talent in certain aspects (mostly cinematography and special effects) goes to waste here by i) really weak acting, ii) weak pacing iii) bad dialogue and iv) the lack of plain thinking and planning that went into the characters and the story itself. So this ends up a film you want to succeed, but sadly it never does - all there remains is a muddled mess of a story with one-dimensional characters that are behaving unlogically. See more Jay A Dec 18 Post Mortem gives some cool scenes and scares. The environment is cold and desolete and makes everything that much more creepy. The lighting was really well done, I picked that out right away. The story had an amazing opportunity to be something special, but it turned out to be confusing and a real stinker of an idea. See more Tyler B 12/15/2024 Some Erie concepts here but loses momentum. Not to mention the English voiceover is dreadful. See more Logan D 12/03/2024 A post-mortem photographer journeys for work to a small village stricken by a plague. Because of the harsh winter, the residents are unable to bury their dead in the unyielding ground. Weird things begin happening. Nice little hidden gem! The practical effects are impressive and the film immerses you in the time with a detailed reproduction of the town. It does have hints of a strange relationship between the main character and a young girl but perhaps that was accidental. Highly recommended. See more Read all reviews

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