An obvious re-make of the Poe story, there is good suspense here and Josh Lucas makes the character noteworthy and sympathetic.
There is a side-story with his daughter also being sick as he is recipient of a heart transplant. Lucas begins to investigate the death of his donor Jean Vielliard, whom he finds out murdered himself and his wife. Brian Cox is very good as usual, as a detective who is aware that suspicious deaths are happening around the hospital.
While the story has been done, this has a decent twist, a good scene with Dallas Roberts as an evil transplant surgeon, and overall interesting viewing.
Anyone interested in the actual Edgar Allen Poe story should watch the Vincent Price film, and also there was a very good version on PBS in the late 80's starring Treat Williams as the murderer. Worth viewing and a good tale. 9/10.
There is a side-story with his daughter also being sick as he is recipient of a heart transplant. Lucas begins to investigate the death of his donor Jean Vielliard, whom he finds out murdered himself and his wife. Brian Cox is very good as usual, as a detective who is aware that suspicious deaths are happening around the hospital.
While the story has been done, this has a decent twist, a good scene with Dallas Roberts as an evil transplant surgeon, and overall interesting viewing.
Anyone interested in the actual Edgar Allen Poe story should watch the Vincent Price film, and also there was a very good version on PBS in the late 80's starring Treat Williams as the murderer. Worth viewing and a good tale. 9/10.