ThiefHott
Too much of everything
Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Michael Ledo
Heather (Lesleh Donaldson) our nubile teen in pigtails, arrives at Grandma Chalmers' (Kay Hawtrey) converted "tourist home" outside of Elora, Ontario. It was once a funeral home, hence the title. Maude Chalmers does an early "Psycho" scene giving away the entire mystery making the addition of the goofy guy to create a mystery a bust. The characters were stereotypes. Acting was fair, but the script didn't give them a chance.Perhaps my biggest objection was that the all black cat was named "Mittens" a named revered for cats with different colored paws, Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity. Maude wouldn't allow it.
Andy Van Scoyoc
I by passed this film numerous times on Amazon Prime and finally, with nothing else to watch, decided to take a chance. AP's copy was dark and degraded and had a weird bubble 3D thing going on at times, but I'm sure it was the best of what it could be for the age and manner filmed.Made for HARD on the eyes watching, though. I'm sure most of the scares were lost on how dark everything was. There was a movie I saw a long time ago and I remember it had Yvonne DeCarlo in it...probably one of the last things she did. She and her husband seemed like everyday old folk but were an early version of the Devil's Rejects family.This movie reminded me of that.Not bad. Worth a watch. I just hope the copy you see is better than the one I watched.
MartinHafer
While you may not suspect it through most of the film, it turns out that "Funeral Home" is essentially a remake of "Psycho". So you should consider this before deciding whether or not to see the movie. Now you know that it simply CAN'T be as good as the Hitchcock classic....but is it worth watching anyway?The story finds a young lady moving in with her grandmother. Grandma and her dead husband used to operate a funeral home but now she'd decided to turn the home into a B&B. The problem is that sometimes the guest just disappear and are never heard from again. The local police aren't terribly concerned and no one seems concerned other than a guest who keeps asking a lot of questions (Barry Morse). So what is going on here and why is Grandma so insistent that no one go down into the cellar?Despite the lack of originality and some acting which is sub-par, the film does maintain a nice, creepy atmosphere and it IS entertaining. Worth seeing? Yes...but not an enthusiastic yes.
bkoganbing
Funeral Home is a Canadian produced film which was ripped off from Psycho in many ways. Good thing Alfred Hitchcock probably never saw this, he might have sued, but for defamation of art.Kay Hawtrey's husband of many years who ran the local Funeral Parlor has up and disappeared and after months of fruitless search Kay's decided to turn the home into a bed and breakfast. But her guests have a nasty habit of disappearing. It's got law enforcement stumped. Her granddaughter Lesleh Donaldson has come to help Grandma run the bed and breakfast. But she keeps hearing all these strange voices coming from the basement where Grandpa used to do his embalming. Maybe that might provide a clue to all the mystery.It's more than a clue and if you've seen Psycho you know what's happening here. No doubt Hawtrey took lessons in hotel management from Norman Bates and his mother.Canadian players generally unknown to American audiences are in the cast. The only two I was familiar with were Barry Morse who used to hunt Richard Kimble on The Fugitive and Harvey Atkin who is occasionally an arraignment judge on the various Law And Order shows. I hope their checks cleared the bank.Alfred Hitchcock would not be flattered.
