Welcome to the Scream Factory Crypt! In this binge series I will be watching all my Scream Factory titles I own alphabetically! Scream Factory is my favorite imprint of Blu-Ray’s because they take movies that studios and the public might not adore but have fans and deserve to be given respect. This will take a long time as I have over 120(!) titles and counting, I know I will have more before I finish, so stay tuned! Not only will I talk about them on the podcast but I will review them here as well so you can see how I feel about aspects of each release. Part 2 is The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe came seemingly out of nowhere and captured the attention of horror fans. The film starts Emile Hirsch and Brian Cox as a son and father coroners who one night are brought the body of a beautiful young woman who was found at a horrific crime scene. The sheriff asks the men to find out who she is and how she died.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe is expertly shot and staged. The film plays as both a great horror film and psychological thriller. It slowly builds tension as it peels back the layers of the mystery. Hirsch and Cox are fantastic, having wonderful chemistry together. As the mystery unfolds the film does fall into some familiar horror tropes which keep it from being an all-time great. It is however one solid horror film.
The picture is solid throughout the film with little in the way of blemishes or compression issues. The scenes are appropriately lit with some nice lighting that sneaks in at the right time.
The sound is solid but nothing special. The sound effects are great and come through with precise clarity. The dialogue sometimes is drowned out however and that keeps the disc for being truly special audibly.
The most disappointing aspect of this release is the special features are not special. All we get are trailers for the film with about a total of 6 minutes of Jane Doe trailers. I would have loved to hear what the film makers said about this film.
I do recommend The Autopsy of Jane Doe on the strength of film and the standout picture quality. The audio is good not great, but the special features leave a lot to be desired.
Film: B+
Video: A-
Sound: B
Extras: D
Overall: B