The Mesmerist
2002VOTE NOW
| Radio London Films | Release Date: September 20, 2002 |
Summary:
Based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar," this is a twisted comedy about a doctor who convinces a dying man's family to allow him to put the man in a trance as he takes his final breaths. (Roxbury Films)
The actors do what they can with direction, from Gil Cates Jr., that calls for yelling, flailing and rapid-fire delivery of stale bons mots, but none of the film is as funny or clever as Cates and screenwriters Ron Marasco and Michael Goorjian (adapting Edgar Allan Poe's short story) seem to think.
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