Masters of Horror: Imprint Reviews

miike directed this masters of horror episode from season 1 that never aired. i can see why.

its harsh. especially in its treatment of aborted fetuses and to some degree women as well. there is nothing pretty here. miike likes to go to the extreme for the morbid pleasure of it. as usually he makes a point of it.

like most of the season i've seen the acting is bad. the movie itself seems smoother and higher budget...it comes across more like a movie than a tv episode like some of the others do. the actors speak english and its obvious they its a second language to them. except the main actor who is english but is the worst actor here. at moments he's stark and compelling at others he's trying to be emotional and he's bad at it.

the story itself is about a man trying to find and free a prostitute he loved to take her back to america. only to find out that she has died. then the story of how she died reveals the bizarre and evil people involved.

its a twisted gross out fest. its different enough and compelling enough to tolerate miike's insistence on dwelling in taboo's and throwing them in your face. i could do without some of it, and i certain could do without some of the acting in this episode. still, its a good story and a well done movie.