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Hi friends - I'm going to be honest here, PATHOLOGY really impressed and surprised me. On the surface PATHOLOGY seems like a fun, silly, popcorn movie (from the writers of CRANK) in the vein of FLATLINERS or ANATOMY – however, excellent direction, great photography, and solid performances really elevate this little horror/thriller and make it so much better than I (and I'm assume you) could expect. It's a shame that MGM hung this movie out to dry in the theaters but I'm guessing it's because they didn't know how to market it. You see: PATHOLOGY is kind of immoral, mean spirited, filled with sex, and features some great medical based gore – my (and I'm assuming your) kind of movie – but certainly not an easy sell. I guess at it's core PATHOLOGY is a fun, silly, popcorn movie but it's executed so well that it rises above the rest of the trash in the theater right now (4.20.08). So check this movie out – I think you (and you) will like it.

A group of pathologists kill people in unique ways and see if the others can determine how the victims were done in. Their fun and games are threatened when they invite a newbie into their little fold.

This is damn fine entertainment. Sure, the film often stretches one's suspension of disbelief pretty thin, but this is one of those films I didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did. I rented it on a whim and had a good time with it. It's a pretty nasty piece of work too. I personally find this kind of thing more disgusting than the typical hack and slash. Lauren Lee Smith has a sizable role, so that's a plus, and Larry Drake pops up briefly, though I didn't realize it was him until I saw his name in the credits. Weird since he's so recognizable. Oh, and Alyssa Milano is here as well.

"Pathology" may be too clinical for some, and may be too out there for others. Personally, I thought it was a good deal of fun. I must add, I found the main character to be the least likable person in the movie. He's one of those guys who you just long to see get cut up.

I went to see this movie without any prior expectations (I hadn't seen the trailer).

After a slow start the plot progressed steadily and managed to hold my attention despite Milo Ventimiglia's "smell the fart" acting. The copious amounts of gore seem excessive in the beginning, but generally add to the overall "shock factor" of the movie. Along with some in your face, sometimes slightly disturbing, sex scenes, this film is definitely NOT FOR THE LIGHTHEARTED.

Without giving too much away, this movie relies upon a classic mentor/apprentice rivalry. Despite being involved in sick extra curricular activities, main character Ted Grey manages to hold the viewer's empathy. The climatic ending of the film leaves you feeling satisfied yet a little sick in the stomach.

"Pathology," the 2008 film directed by Marc Schoelermann from a screenplay by Neveldine & Taylor (the writing team behind "Crank") is not a bad film, but is a fairly gripping and entertaining thriller once you get used to it. (At the very least, it makes great late-night TV fanfare.) Though you should be warned, the graphic autopsy sequences and disturbing subject matter may turn off some viewers not yet accustomed to extreme violence and gore and drug-induced, abhorrent sexual behavior.

Ted Grey (Milo Ventimiglia, of television's "Heroes") graduates at the top of his medical school class and soon finds himself enrolled at one of the nation's top pathology programs. He is noticed by Dr. Jake Gallo (Michael Weston), the leader of a group of brilliant and privileged but elite band of interns who are engaged in a rather dangerous and deadly anti-social past-time: they test each other to see who can commit the perfect murder. Ted is eventually seduced into the joining the group and participating in their shadowy extracurricular activities, but eventually comes to realize just how high the stakes really are and the extreme measures he must take to stay one step ahead of their game to keep from being their next victim.

Pathology, in case you don't know, is the "the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases" (source: Dictionary.com). So of course, such studies are taken to an illogical extreme in "Pathology," which is a rather worthwhile late-night medical thriller.

You shouldn't look for any Oscar-winning performances here, but the movie's shining light does just happen to be Milo Ventimiglia. Ventimiglia, who plays my favorite character Peter Petrelli from TV's "Heroes," is able to effectively show off a radically different side of his personality here that we have never seen from the actor before. "Pathology" is one example of how his pretty-boy looks can be overlooked because we can now concentrate on the character. He is no longer a pretty boy here, but is instead a dangerous, morally gray anti-hero who realizes how high the stakes really are and what he must do to survive.

"Pathology" is an all right thriller for the late-night movie crowd. It has its faults, yes, but Milo Ventimiglia and the disturbingly fascinating subject matter are able to make it slightly better-than-average late-night TV fanfare.

7/10

Now this looks great on paper. The core idea revolves around a group of pathology interns playing murderous games after dark. Commit the smartest murder you can, submit it to the group who then have to work out how you did it. There's a quality idea in there and plenty of opportunity for a gritty and intelligent thriller exploring the darker side of our naturally murderous psyches. It's pretty obvious that's not what the writers of "Crank" are going to give you though.

In practise it all feels a tad eighties, like a cross between "Flatliners" and "The Lost Boys", and when the edgy bad boy pathologists are roaming the halls it's like the brat pack never went away. However, where Keifer Sutherland's pack of vampires were an understandably seductive prospect, it's impossible to believe that all it would take was some gentle bullying and a hint of potential lesbian action to turn Milo Ventimiglia's posh grade A super student into a murderous crack addict.

Still, suspend your disbelief and that's forgive-able. There is some good fun here, particularly in the performances which are all pretty decent, and things (ahem) perk up whenever Alyssa Milano is on screen. The main problem is how hard the movie tries to be adult, and the constant swearing, rutting and drug use has a whiff of "Hollyoaks In The City" desperation about it. It's such a constant barrage that it becomes, well, a bit dull unfortunately. Shame, there's a good movie in there somewhere and with a defter touch and a bit more maturity this could have been pretty special.

I was very surprised and a little disappointed to see the low IMDb rating this film has thus far (6.1/10). While the movie is definitely not for children, nor for those adverse to blood/gore, nor for those disturbed by scenes of kinky sex; for the rest of us this is an entertaining movie with lots of morbidly amusing moments.

After a freakish opening scene Alyssa Milano kicks off the movie moaning "F*$% Me..." The story then quickly progresses to the mortuary where several morbid scenes of pathologists ripping open bodies while cracking jokes and playing with body parts occurs. And thats just the beginning.

The cinematography is excellent and the setting is superb. The storyline and plot are mostly predictable with a few surprises thrown in. The acting is decent, nothing great yet nothing that detracts from the film. The dialog is well-written and morbidly amusing at times. This is by far the best film I've seen Alyssa Milano in although she has a relatively small part.

Pathology is pure escapism, glorifying sociopathic behavior while reveling in money, sex and power. A wildly entertaining film from a relatively newbie director.

After seeing an advanced screening, this film honestly delivered more than expected. Not being a fan of the gruesome torture-porn films so wide-spread in recent years, nor of the writers previous film (utterly ridiculous, in my opinion), I had reservations going in. Not in regards to the abilities of the cast, but as to how the concept of the film would be handled on the screen. The first 10 minutes, while well done, gave me pause as to whether the filmmakers would get beyond showing how extreme and outrageous they could be to an actually engaging story. In the end, I found the graphic and brutal nature of some of the scenes to support the development of the story and it's well drawn characters as well as the effective exploration of the darker potentials of the human psyche. My final impressions were of the solid performances of the cast and how the film was able to accomplish making the outrageous and often twisted ways of its characters seem both natural and plausible given the context of the story. I highly recommend giving this film a shot, even if it isn't a genre you'd typically see.

Ted Grey (Milo Ventimiglia) is a brilliant medical student graduated in Harvard with a training period in Lagos, Africa, and a lovely fiancée, Gwen Williamson (Alyssa Milano), from a wealthy and influent family. When he joins the Medical Center of the Metropolitan University for a residence in Pathology and Forensics, he becomes the pride and joy of his professor Dr. Quentin Morris (John de Lancie); however the star of the residence Jake Gallo (Michael Weston) becomes jealous with the newcomer. Nevertheless sooner he invites Ted to participate with four other residents in a deadly game, where each participant should commit the perfect crime without any clue of the "modus-operandi" of the murder, and the others investigate the corpse in the dungeon of the hospital. Further, Ted has wild sex with Jake's girlfriend and teammate of the game Juliette Bath (Lauren Lee Smith). When Gwen decides to move to Ted's apartment, he decides to leave the group, but he finds resistance.

"Patholog" is so imbecilic and absurd that becomes funny; unfortunately the intention of the writers and the director is not a black-humor movie, but a suspenseful thriller with elements of horror. The plot begins with a citation of The Hippocratic Oath, and then there is a brief description of the curriculum-vitae of Ted Grey, but never a character development. Therefore, it is totally unreasonable his attitude joining the deranged Jake Gallo and his friends in a sick game. There is no explanation why a future doctor with his profile – Harvard, experience overseas, gorgeous and wealthy fiancée – would throw his future in the garbage for a dysfunctional resident that is not his friend – actually he is his enemy. And how could the six residents frequently access the morgue for autopsies without any control from the staff of the hospital? My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "Autópsia de um Crime" ("Autopsy of a Crime")

Apparently, pathology students gravitate towards psychosis and meth induced orgies. At least these ones do. This is an entertaining, suspenseful movie with a fresh premise. It has a few good surprise turns and is thrilling without excessive gore or jump scare tactics. There are definitely some holes though. Most notably, imperfect murders and free for all access to the facilities so our gang can party til they puke. I also found it hard to swallow that our hero fell into the craziness so effortlessly. I would have liked to have seen a little more resistance on his part. It's a good flick though. Give it a watch.

Having seen a few favorable reviews on this web site, and a reasonable vote, I tuned into this pic with some anticipation.

All the acting performances are atrocious and wholly unconvincing. The direction of the picture is awful, mostly in dull boring colors.

Indeed not for one moment was I in the slightest persuaded that the actors had the remotest idea of how to act.

Especially as their portrayal of doctors was pathetic.

This movie almost put me to sleep twice. Bills itself as a horror flick, but quite frankly Tom And Jerry is more scary. What knuckleheads produced this rubbish I wonder? 1/10

Milo Ventimiglia plays Ted Grey, a cocksure young doctor who joins a group of brilliant medical students at a university path lab where he immediately locks horns with the equally arrogant Doctor Jake Gallo (Michael Weston). Grey soon proves his mettle in the autopsy room, successfully pinpointing the cause of several mysterious deaths; impressed by the newcomer, Gallo and his lackeys invite Ted to join them in their twisted extra-curricular activities, which include playing a sick game that sees each player takes it in turn to murder a low-life so that the others can figure out how they died.

Pathology could be one of the most preposterous horrors I have seen, but although any sign of plausibility flat-lines early on, I have to admire the film for its extreme sense of perversity; with a cast headed by Ventimiglia of TV Series Heroes, I fully expected this to be a teen friendly piece of crud, but it actually turns out to be a surprisingly sick puppy!

Written by the guys who gave us outrageous actioner Crank, this movie is absolutely demented from start to finish: between the opening credit sequence (the disrespectful treatment of a pair of stiffs by the 'psycho-paths') and the very gruesome ending, we witness a visit by Ted and Jake to a knocking shop (where the proprietor is pimping his own grandmother), crack fuelled orgies amidst autopsy patients, S&M sex between Jake and his sexy girlfriend Juliette Bath (Lauren Lee Smith), more sex between Ted and Jake's sexy girlfriend, lots of grim, gory and gross goings-on in the path lab, plus we also hear Alyssa Milano talk dirty and get to see her dirty pillows!

I don't care how asinine a film's plot gets, with that level of deviancy going on (and Alyssa's boobs), you can colour me entertained!

I detested this film so much that I've registered as an IMDb user, simply to write this review! What a load of rubbish! It's a shame that the actors went to so much trouble (they all turn in strong performances) because with such a ridiculous, incomprehensible mess of a script, they didn't stand a chance. The characters lack any substance or motivation. Gratuitous sex scenes are simply inserted for the fun of it, with no bearing on the narrative whatsoever. The viewer has no sympathy, empathy or even interest in the useless protagonist Dr Grey, and the end leaves you with a great big sense of "Okay.. So what?" The premise sounded terrific, but the execution was a mess. This is no exploration of the dark realms of the human psyche.. It's an implausible load of gory crap. Avoid at all costs.

When brilliant Doctor Ted Grey gets a job working in a University Pathology lab, he falls in with a group of young brilliant doctors led by Doctor Jake Gallo. Grey discovers that the others are playing a game where one doctor kills a person and the others have to work out how it was done. As Grey gets caught up in this, can he find a way out, or is he in too deep....

Pathology is written by Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor. They wrote the insane and fun action movie CRANK. This movie while not as funny as Crank is still insane! The plot is quite daft, and it has to be said full of plot-holes. This could be the result of scenes being cut from the movie, but this didn't bother me at all.

Simply put, this movie was fun.

The cast led by Milo Ventimiglia as Grey and Michael Weston as Gallo are all good. The direction by Marc Schoelermann keeps things moving at a brisk pace. As befits a movie about Pathology doctors, it is quite gory and bloody, but it is never over the top.

Although not a movie that will win many awards, for it's running time, it is very enjoyable and worth watching if you don't take it seriously. One thing though... it may put you off doctors for life!!

This film showed promise. A surprisingly fresh idea mixed with talented actors set me up for an enjoyable experience. I wasn't disappointed.

The main story centres around a group of pathology students and their new arrival Ted, (Milo Ventimiglia). When Ted begins his work at the lab, he soon realises that all is not what it seems with the bunch. It seems they enjoy a little extra-curricular activities...a game. A game which involves one of them killing someone and the others guessing exactly how they did it.

Michael Weston is great as the creepy and mysterious Jake Gallo, the leader of the group. The building tension between Jake and Ted is portrayed very well by Milo and Michael.

Lauren Lee Smith also provides some good tension as Juliette Bath, another of the students who is taking an interest in both Jake AND Ted.

The rest of the sadistic group are mostly forgettable, apart from the sadistic Griffin Cavenaugh, Jake's pot-smoking right hand man played by Johnny Whitworth. Alyssa Milano also provides nice backdrop as Gwen, Ted's sweet-natured long-distance girlfriend.

This film is NOT for the light-hearted as it frequently shows autopsies, dissections and violence, as well as a few somewhat graphic sex scenes. The fast-paced build up of the film works perfectly with the final few scenes which play out slowly to emphasise Ted's heartbreak.

Overall, this movie leaves you a little confused, somewhat disturbed but mostly, you get the feeling you just watched a damn good film.

Just wasted some of my life watching this pointless rubbish. I was not going to comment. But I know sometimes I read these reviews and wish they could have warned me. If you are a horror buff who hates, Hostel, Freddy vs Jason and similar genre. Avoid this crap at all costs. It is a gore with no meaning. Which In my opinion takes away all the impact. It is unbelievable as a story and the scenarios are stupid and childish. Arguably teenage. I would say childish is an unfair word for this movie. Because children can have interesting and creative ideas. I say this is teenage because I feel it reminds me of spoilt white western teenagers. Rallying against their terrible lives. And trying to be dangerous and threatening. When all they need is a good hard days works and a slap. This is spoilt Peaches Geldof style girls and Metro sexual weaklings, pretending to be scary. And just coming across as laughable. Also it has you rooting for a completely morally devoid bastard. Evil people do not walk around being evil. Most dangerous people want to blend in. I watched No country for old men after this. It proved to be the exact opposite of this trash. It showed how to really portray threat and fear. This is junk cinema, avoid Also want a good scare ? Then steer clear of this