Tales from the Crypt: Mute Witness to Murder starts as happily married couple Susan (Patricia Clarkson) & Paul (Reed Birney) are celebrating their wedding anniversary, however while on the balcony of their apartment Susan witnesses Dr. Trask (Richard Thomas) in the apartment opposite murder his wife (Diane Peterson) which leaves her in such a state as she can't speak. Paul finds her like this & immediately thinks he should get a doctor, unfortunately he ask's Dr. Trask to come round & help...
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 15 from season 2, directed by Jim Simpson this has to be the poorest episode from the generally excellent season 2. The script by Nancy Doyne was based on a story from 'The Crypt of Horror' comic book & feels more like a throughly predictable & routine thriller rather than a darkly comic tale of horror. For a start I can't remember another Tales from the Crypt episode that had such a lame forgettable ending which I would struggle to call a twist & was frankly so slow & boring as Mute Witness to Murder apart from maybe King of the Road from season 4 but that's debatable I suppose. What isn't debatable though is the fact that I didn't like this at all & as far as I'm concerned is one of the few real disappointments during season 2, even at only 25 odd minutes long this is probably one to give a miss.
As usual it's well made with decent production values but it's still not very good to watch, there's no scares, there's no twist's & not one single drop of blood. The acting was OK but I thought Thomas as the villain was far to flat & bland.
Mute Witness to Murder is poor & it's as simple & straight forward as that really, a low point in an otherwise fine Tales from the Crypt season.
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 15 from season 2, directed by Jim Simpson this has to be the poorest episode from the generally excellent season 2. The script by Nancy Doyne was based on a story from 'The Crypt of Horror' comic book & feels more like a throughly predictable & routine thriller rather than a darkly comic tale of horror. For a start I can't remember another Tales from the Crypt episode that had such a lame forgettable ending which I would struggle to call a twist & was frankly so slow & boring as Mute Witness to Murder apart from maybe King of the Road from season 4 but that's debatable I suppose. What isn't debatable though is the fact that I didn't like this at all & as far as I'm concerned is one of the few real disappointments during season 2, even at only 25 odd minutes long this is probably one to give a miss.
As usual it's well made with decent production values but it's still not very good to watch, there's no scares, there's no twist's & not one single drop of blood. The acting was OK but I thought Thomas as the villain was far to flat & bland.
Mute Witness to Murder is poor & it's as simple & straight forward as that really, a low point in an otherwise fine Tales from the Crypt season.