An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
No spoilers! If you would like spoilers – check out the Spoiler post
I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the POV of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic.
Today we’re looking at Netflix’s The Autopsy. The third mini-feature of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
A sheriff and medical examiner attempt to get to the bottom of a strange series of disappearances and deaths following an explosion at a mine.
Is Cabinet of Curiosities: The Autopsy Scary?
The Autopsy is pretty creepy at times but I wouldn’t go as far as to say it’s scary. There’s a creepy mystery that will keep you more engaged than scary. If you’re not a fan of gore, you’ll see some here in the forms of, unsurprisingly, an autopsy and its pretty thorough.
In the end you won’t leave The Autopsy scared unless you have a habit of performing autopsies in the middle of the night instead of waiting for normal working hours.
All of our Cabinet of Curiosities Explanations/Reviews:
Ep. 1 – The Lot No Spoiler Review
Ep. 2 – Graveyard Rats No Spoiler Review
Ep. 3 – The Autopsy No Spoiler Review
Ep. 4 – The Outside No Spoiler Review
Ep. 5 – Pickman’s Model No Spoiler Review
Ep. 6 – Dreams in The Witch House No Spoiler Review
Ep. 7 – The Viewing No Spoiler Review
Ep. 8 – The Murmuring No Spoiler Review
Review:
The Autopsy is great for a quick murder mystery that evolves as the mystery is revealed. The acting is great, even small roles are performed with real feeling that you can’t help but be engrossed in the story. The dialogue works and at first, lays out a pretty interesting mystery but toward the second half it does become a bit more exposition heavy.
The story does an excellent job of blending its plot lines and getting across the horror of what is going on as it progresses. Though there aren’t many tense scenes in the first half, the second half is filled with some creepy, gross, and tense scenes that might have you squirming.
The episode is only an hour long which feels like the perfect amount of time for it as you don’t want it to drag and it keeps the focus on the main action. Overall I recommend giving The Autopsy a watch, and if you only watch one of the Cabinet of Curiosities episodes, I think this one is the best one… so far.
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