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#sickly southern gothic psychological thriller‚ in which Lansing's increasingly disturbed plastic surgeon creates a double of his missing

#daughter in order to cash in on an inheritance and‚ uh‚ act out some rather distasteful fantasies. it's sleazy and grim but shot with real

#style by director Grissmer (later to helm iconic splatter slasher Blood Rage) and particularly dop Edward Lachman‚ who suffuses the film

#with deep yellows and greens which seem to reflect the corruption and sickness which snakes through the narrative like spreading gangrene

#Lansing's laidback performance took me by surprise at first but actually it suits the detachment of his character‚ a man seemingly unaware

#or uncaring of the terrible things he does (there's a particularly satisfying scene in which he describes his wife's death whilst flashback

#footage completely contradicts his words). a tough role for Chapman playing dual parts but she's excellent and keeps you gussing

#full of twists and turns‚ some expected some absolutely not‚ and with a solid look and strong cast that bely the grubbier elements of the

#plot. also Mrs Mac! she only really has one scene of note but hell I'm always down to see a young Mrs Mac

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