Scalpel

Audience Reviews

View All (7) audience reviews

Audience Member Another knockout from Grissmer, it's too bad he didn't do more genre movies... Sure, it plays a bit like a soap opera, with its over-the-top elements, like plastic surgery doppelgangers and will manipulation... But it's still a solid Hitchcockian thriller, with themes of treachery and hints of incest. It's engaging as hell. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/20 Full Review Audience Member Scalpel is a bit of a knock-off of Eyes Without a Face, or it feels that way anyway. The story is similar: a wealthy plastic surgeon learns of a fortune that his daughter has inherited, but can't find her since she's been missing for a year after he murdered her boyfriend in front of her. After finding a woman in the street with her face nearly destroyed, he convinces her to play the part of his daughter after reconstructing her face to look like her. His plan backfires when his real daughter shows up and causes problems. To be honest, this movie was a bit of a snoozer. I found it at a Goodwill on VHS and hoped for some lost and forgotten horror movie about a killer doctor. Sadly, I was let down by the seemingly "movie of the week" type scenario. The performances aren't memorable and neither is anything else about it really. The only thing good about it was the ending, which was crazy and unintelligible, but I was ready to fall asleep by that point so I was thankful for a nice send-off, despite it not making any sense. It's not a good movie, but if you're one of those people in search of the real stinkers of cinema, then this might be a good selection. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A plastic surgeon reworks the mutilated face of a stripper into the likeness of his missing daughter to collect an inheritance. When his real daughter reappears it's too late to put the toothpaste back in the tube. Better start than end. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Plastic surgeon reconstructs a Jane Doe patient as a lookalike of his runaway daughter to seize her rightful inheritance. A lot of twists along the way. Relationship between the Doc and his patient is creepy though, given her likeness to his own daughter. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A plastic surgeon reworks the mutilated face of a stripper into the likeness of his missing daughter to collect an inheritance. When his real daughter reappears it's too late to put the toothpaste back in the tube. Better start than end. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Smart, well made little indie thriller with a really fantastic performance by the beautiful and talented Judith Chapman in a dual role. It's a grand thriller in the Hitchcock tradition. The ending brought a big smile to my face. Well worth seeking out! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

Scalpel

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW