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Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, Alyssa Milano, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth ... see more see more... , John DeLancie , Mei Melançon , Keir O'Donnell , Buddy Lewis , Dan Callahan , Larry Drake

Milo Ventimiglia (of the blockbuster TV series Heroes), headlines this dark crime thriller, which marks the sophomore directorial outing of Marc Schoelermann, following the 2006 telemovie Hexxx. Venti... read more read more...miglia portrays a young intern, newly arrived at the University Hospital in Philadelphia, who stumbles onto a psychopathic group of colleagues playing a vile game. They regularly select one of their members (on a rotational basis) to commit the "perfect murder," while the rest use forensic methods to try to determine exactly how the homicide was executed. Alyssa Milano (of TV's Who's the Boss? and Charmed) co-stars as Ventimiglia's fiancée, while thesps Johnny Whitworth and Lauren Lee Smith are among the perpetrators. Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (of Crank fame) scripted. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008

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  • January 11, 2011
    A grim and morbidly twisted thriller about a group of medical students who partake in a sick game of "guess how they were killed" as each take turns to go out and murder a person in a complicated way to make it look like there was no foul play. It's gory and sexy but without bein... read moreg too sleazy so you can go onto this and watch in all seriousness and enjoy the ride. Not for the squeamish though.
  • December 15, 2010
    This was sick. Not boring but not entertaining either. I did felt curious to see what happens next. Does people really get used to a dead body that they can even eat while watching it? Not that the dead body was just lying there. It was cut! The special effects were eye-popping. ... read moreIt looked so freaking real. The ending (in my opinion) was nice. And of course there were some (or many?) moments that will make you feel like you just bought/downloaded a porn movie. Jeez.....
  • September 19, 2010
    A conversation @ work about folks who deal with death as a profession 24/7 lead my co-worker suggesting this movie to me. Im just curious really about the mindset of people that deals with cadavers on a daily basis. --- Finally got to watch it. Twisted, dark & porny. lol!
  • February 21, 2010
    This one had about the same theme that a lot of slasher movies seem to run with these days. Some College students who are going to be pathologist start a little club of there own and start killing people wanting the others to figure how they did it. 2 Stars
  • January 1, 2010
    just .... inhumanity
  • September 15, 2009
    Started off pretty well - compelling viewing, if not actually well done, even if it was relying too much on graphic scenes for shock value, But all goes downhill in the second half. Anyone watching this to see Alyssa Milano will be disappointed - she is not in it until 50 minut... read morees in, and even then for only about 25 mintues. Lauren Lee Smith is very good, though.
  • April 14, 2009
    A pretty decent thriller if all a tad too obvious, not too mention just slightly bizarre?! Very gory, gruesome in places baring in mind the title. Ok for a watch once but far from great.
  • March 4, 2009
    Interesting idea which takes itself far too seriously. Characters are absolute aresholes, even without the whole killing thing they've got going on. The script makes a few feeble attempts at deep and philosophical conversations, but just comes off as a tad crap. A lot happens wit... read moreh little explanation and the ending turns into some kind of weird pissing contest. It's very well made, with flawless special effects creating gruesome but not graphic autopsy scenes. Certainly a fine watch with good performances.
  • December 3, 2008
    A sick, twisted, disturbingly original and addictive edge of your seat thriller. A nerve-wrecking, suspenseful, smart and bone-chilling adreniline rush fuelled with gore and steamy sexuality. Milo Ventilimiglia is sensational.
  • November 10, 2008
    Good and the most chilling thriller of the year with Milo Ventimiglia and sexy Lauren Lee Smith. There's all the requisite autopsy and analomy class mayhem, plus ample sex, in this high concept, R-rated thriller that plays like the aforementioned Anatomie meets Flatline... read morers.

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Mark Olsen
April 25, 2008
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

Gleefully brimming with body parts and bad behavior, Pathology is a fun piece of flamboyant tastelessness. Full Review

Peter Debruge
April 23, 2008
Peter Debruge, Variety

Like its characters, the pic is too clever for its own good, allowing the meticulously researched scenario to be undone by implausible behavior and gaping plot holes. Full Review

Frank Scheck
April 21, 2008
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

A particularly nasty slice of medical-themed horror, Marc Scholermann's film is the sort of thriller in which the tenderest scene depicts an autopsy.

Sandy MacDonald
April 21, 2008
Sandy MacDonald, Boston Globe

Even squeamish viewers are apt to be captivated by the tight, credible scripting; these 20-somethings talk and behave like today's irony-clad young sophisticates. And whatever your opinion of the subj... Full Review

David Nusair
June 16, 2009
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...a sporadically compelling yet hopelessly inconsequential piece of work. Full Review

Lucius Gore
October 8, 2008
Lucius Gore, ESplatter

To put things into perspective, the campier "Saw" films are all better -- and more clever ... Full Review

Jules Brenner
September 19, 2008
Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals

Comes off as a semi-absurd variant of the horror mystique cheating the potentials of impeccable production values. Full Review

Pete Hammond
April 25, 2008
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine

Existing somewhere in a world between Flatliners, Saw and Last Tango in Paris, this oversexed, over the top, underwritten medical horror flick won't come anywhere near the success of those films. Full Review

Frank Lovece
April 23, 2008
Frank Lovece, Film Journal International

As dull as a conversation with a corpse. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
April 21, 2008
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Cinematical

It's as if [director] Schoelermann and screenwriters Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor had more of a concept than a concrete idea. Full Review

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