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A plastic surgeon who excels at his job hides a dark secret in THE LAST SUPPER. After finally succumbing to his desire to taste human flesh, the surgeon soon finds himself addicted to the taste of his patients' skin, which leads him to discover further culinary delights at a seedy restaurant with some highly dubious special dishes. Murder and mayhem ensue as the demented doctor continues to find new and gruesome ways to satisfy his appetite.
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Review by Chad
Added: May 17, 2007
Would you believe me if I told you that there are some modern horror films coming out of Asia that don't revolve around long-haired little girls or curses? If you're not a big fan of Asian cinema, it'd probably be extremely difficult to convince you of this; after all, damned near every release that makes it to our store shelves or winds up getting remade centers around at least one of those plot devices. It's a sad state of affairs, truth be told, but tonight's film shows us that those aren't the only stories coming out of the Far East.
Doctor Yuji Kotorida (Masaya Kato) is a successful plastic surgeon who has a bit of a secret: he enjoys eating the flesh of young women. It all started out innocently enough as he was merely curious as to what human flesh tasted like, so to indulge his curiosity, he stole some leftover fat from a liposuction procedure and fried it up for dinner. No harm, no foul... right? Well, we soon discover that the man has become obsessed with this meat and that nothing else will satisfy him now that he knows how good his fellow humans taste. When you factor in that you can't exactly head down to your local supermarket to purchase human flesh for supper, I think that it goes without saying where the story goes from there.
Most cannibal films portray the actual cannibal as a person suffering from insanity, driven only by their taste for human flesh with little regard to his victims and how they suffer. The act of cannibalism itself is shown as being a disgusting display of human debauchery, and most of the time, these scenes are meant to repulse the viewer. This is not the case with The Last Supper. The leading man is very well-spoken and compassionate (in a way, I was sort of reminded of an Asian Hannibal), and when it comes time for him to eat his dinner, well... let's just say that I truly believe that the filmmakers were pro-cannibalism due to the fact that the meals this man prepared looked absolutely delicious. Watching these scenes was sort of like watching an eel or squid episode of Iron Chef: you know that you'd probably vomit after actually tasting the food, but boy, do they ever make it look good for the camera.
I was particularly impressed by the way the story was told and where they went with it. You see, when you break down the storyline and get to the gist of things, it's a very simple affair: this man likes to eat humans and needs to find fresh food to stock his freezer with every couple of months. This fact is established within the opening scene of the movie, so you'd think that the next ninety minutes would be nothing but the very definition of monotony; however, that is not the case. We learn about this man's motives and true feelings regarding his little secret, we watch him connect with and eventually "become involved" with a couple of women, and yes, there are a few surprises thrown in along the way that threaten to upset his way of life. Watching this movie never became dull or boring as it easily could have had it been in the hands of a lesser director. This is because the storyline is primarily about the life of this man, and there's also some material to be found in there about cannibalism. Had this been just another film about cannibalism with the guy being there merely to do the deed, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it nearly as much.
It's not quite a perfect film as there are some scenes that tend to drag and I wasn't exactly thrilled with the ending, but it's a damned good film nonetheless. It's stylish, it's gruesome, and above all else, it's entertaining. 8/10.
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#1:
Edd
- added May 17, 2007 at 11:12am
I always wanted to rent this film. Your review
just cemented it into my que.
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