31 Days of Horror! House of Bodies

Henry Lee Bishop is on death row for the murder of several women.  When more murders are committed in the same manner, Detective Starks visits him in prison to get find out what he knows about a suspected copy-cat killer.  Simultaneously, we are also privy to the new owners of the house where the bodies were originally discovered - the so-called "House of Bodies" has been turned into an online "chat" room where girls wait in designated rooms and reenact murder scenes for paying customers.

Honestly, I watched this movie because I read so many positive reviews that supported the movie despite the poor editing that occurred without the supposed knowledge or permission from the director or cast.  After having watched it, I can't really say with any conviction that better editing could help the movie (unless the majority of the film was left on the cutting room floor).  I suppose we'll never know because it is doubtful there will be a director's cut released (though stranger things have happened in Hollywood).

As it stands, the movie bounces back and forth and the performances of Terrence Howard and Peter Fonda are pretty much useless to the plot.  The big "reveal" as to who the killer was could have been portrayed in any number of ways but without their filler, the movie would have been about 30 minutes long.  There were some scenes within the murder house that were worthwhile.

Overall, I leave this one for you to judge considering the reviews are all across the board.  (All do seem to agree (including the actors and director) that what you are watching is not what they thought the final cut would be).

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