The Hearse is a deeply confusing 1980 horror which wasn't even remotely what I expected it to be.
It tells the story of a woman who inherits her aunts house but upon moving in comes to realise the locals don't like her and that the house itself might have its secrets.
The "Hearse" in question doesn't play as much of a role as I'd expected, which is odd considering that's supposedly what the movie is about.
The whole thing looks and sounds the part and the lead does a passable job but the moment things happen she becomes deeply annoying and I found myself scratching my head and not entirely knowing what I was watching.
Even now I'm not 100% on what went down and will chalk it up to being another one of those vague titles that doesn't feel like it needs to fully explain itself. I'm all for things being open to interpretation but this is taking that a tad far.
Confusing, underwhelming and not one I would dream of recommending.
The Good:
I like the hearse concept
The Bad:
Hearse is badly underutilized
Story makes very little sense
The lead actress falls apart when she falls apart
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
You'd think a movie about a hearse would be....you know....about a hearse
It tells the story of a woman who inherits her aunts house but upon moving in comes to realise the locals don't like her and that the house itself might have its secrets.
The "Hearse" in question doesn't play as much of a role as I'd expected, which is odd considering that's supposedly what the movie is about.
The whole thing looks and sounds the part and the lead does a passable job but the moment things happen she becomes deeply annoying and I found myself scratching my head and not entirely knowing what I was watching.
Even now I'm not 100% on what went down and will chalk it up to being another one of those vague titles that doesn't feel like it needs to fully explain itself. I'm all for things being open to interpretation but this is taking that a tad far.
Confusing, underwhelming and not one I would dream of recommending.
The Good:
I like the hearse concept
The Bad:
Hearse is badly underutilized
Story makes very little sense
The lead actress falls apart when she falls apart
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
You'd think a movie about a hearse would be....you know....about a hearse