On Edge
USA - 1999 CAST
Doug Bradley
Doug Bradley
Charley Boorman
Beth Murray
Directed by Frazer Lee
This film is guaranteed to set your teeth On Edge. Based on the story by
renowned horror writer CHRISTOPHER FOWLER (Roofworld, Spanky, Soho Black)
On Edge tells the story of stroppy businessman, Thurlow, who goes to a dentists
without an appointment and is forced to wait. Fed up of waiting, Thurlow
wanders off, only to meet the enigmatic Doctor Matthews. Thurlow gets more
than he bargained for in the dental surgery, to the horror and surprise of
the receptionist, and the audience!
renowned horror writer CHRISTOPHER FOWLER (Roofworld, Spanky, Soho Black)
On Edge tells the story of stroppy businessman, Thurlow, who goes to a dentists
without an appointment and is forced to wait. Fed up of waiting, Thurlow
wanders off, only to meet the enigmatic Doctor Matthews. Thurlow gets more
than he bargained for in the dental surgery, to the horror and surprise of
the receptionist, and the audience!
This story deals with one of the things that the human kind dislike the most : going to the dentist’s.The plot is mainly based on the actor skills of Doug Bradley whose performance is absolutely fantastic with contradictory emotions switches and
is both convincing by his attitude and the look in his eyes, but also both in
his charming and his threatening sides of his character.The camerawork is great too. Indeed, the camera is mainly fixed on Doctor Mathews so that we are put into the place of this poor Mr Thurlow.
This way of shooting also allows not to see what is happening until the director
chooses to show you, allowing the viewer to set his mind free and imagine
what happens… be patient… you’ll get to see that in time!Moreover, the characteristic noises at the dentist’s, that we all know about,
confirms the horror of the image that we all can imagine in our mind. All the
movie long, you suffer as much as that poor patient! Simple but successful!Horror also lays in the monologue established by Doctor Mathews, the patient
founding himself in the impossibility to answer. Here also, Doug Bradley is
absolutely marvellous and shows his great acting skills, outside of his
Pinhead part in the “HELLRAISER” series for which he’s very popular. The
scenario and the script are very well written and lead us, from a moment to
another, though dark humour or fear. All is well until the last scene I won’t
tell you about except that the make-up made by Bob Keen, another “HELLRAISER”
veteran, is outstanding and is worth being seen!!! The horror of the whole
short movie is at last visualized in this great scene! One thing’s for sure : after watching that, you’ll look at your dentist
differently!Finally, both industrial and metal music fans will enjoy the music both in
the prologue and the epilogue!
is both convincing by his attitude and the look in his eyes, but also both in
his charming and his threatening sides of his character.The camerawork is great too. Indeed, the camera is mainly fixed on Doctor Mathews so that we are put into the place of this poor Mr Thurlow.
This way of shooting also allows not to see what is happening until the director
chooses to show you, allowing the viewer to set his mind free and imagine
what happens… be patient… you’ll get to see that in time!Moreover, the characteristic noises at the dentist’s, that we all know about,
confirms the horror of the image that we all can imagine in our mind. All the
movie long, you suffer as much as that poor patient! Simple but successful!Horror also lays in the monologue established by Doctor Mathews, the patient
founding himself in the impossibility to answer. Here also, Doug Bradley is
absolutely marvellous and shows his great acting skills, outside of his
Pinhead part in the “HELLRAISER” series for which he’s very popular. The
scenario and the script are very well written and lead us, from a moment to
another, though dark humour or fear. All is well until the last scene I won’t
tell you about except that the make-up made by Bob Keen, another “HELLRAISER”
veteran, is outstanding and is worth being seen!!! The horror of the whole
short movie is at last visualized in this great scene! One thing’s for sure : after watching that, you’ll look at your dentist
differently!Finally, both industrial and metal music fans will enjoy the music both in
the prologue and the epilogue!
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