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Some say that Pathology is a window to God. As doctors, they see the perversion and corruption of the flesh by all means unnatural…by violence…by toxin…by madness…to determine the cause of death. As a result they are the experts in all signs of foul play and the best in the field can uncover all means of killing, even those that are seemingly undetectable.

Pathology the movie on the other hand takes a much darker route.  When Ted Grey joins the students at America’s most prestigious pathology program, he finds himself un-liked and alienated, but then one of the students decides to take a risk and slowly introduces him to their own brand of extra curricula activity.

But once introduced to the game, there is no way out for Ted, he has to play along and take part.  And what is the game you ask?  The game is killing people in such as way that the other students can’t figure out the cause of death.

Things get complicated however when Ted’s fiancé decides to move to the city and Ted needs to find a way out of the game.

Pathology is infused with a combination of great cinematography, brilliant autopsy scenes, hedonistic drug taking and rampant sex, rolled up into a tight little thriller.

Initially Ted’s character (Milo Ventimiglia) comes off a little wooden and seems somewhat out of place in the movie (though this could be the whole point) towards the end of the movie he seems to have found his groove.  The bad guys however (not that there really is any good guys) seem well suited to their roles and remind me a little of pack of vampires, which is a somewhat apt analogy for this group of nocturnal misfits.

All in all, I was expecting a little more edge of your seats thrills from Pathology, which plays out more like a gradually increasing thriller rather than the torture porn it was hinting at.

Reviewed by: Jonathan Read.
Rating: R18 – Contains sadistic violence, drug use, offensive language and sex scenes.
Release Date: December 30th, 2008
Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, Alyssa Milano, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth, John de Lancie, Mei Melancon, Keir O’Donnell, Buddy Lewis, Dan Callahan, Larry Drake, Alan Blumenfield
Length (Minutes): 91
Media Format: DVD
Languages: English
Director: Schoelermann, Marc
Studio: Roadshow