Tales from the Crypt: The Trap starts as Lou Paloma (Bruce McGill) loses yet another job, his worried wife Irene (Teri Garr) reminds him of how much debt they are in & that they have big money problems. Lou becomes desperate & comes up with a plan to defraud his insurance company & cash in on his life policy, blackmailing his mortician brother Billy (Bruno Kirby) into helping him they come up with a story that a burglar killed Lou, local mortician Billy would step in & officially pronounce him dead, Irene would receive the insurance money & they would fly off to Rio & live a life of luxury. Could it really be that simple?
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 1 from season 3, directed by Michael J. Fox who also has a small role in The Trap I thought this was a disappointing opener to season 3. The script by Scott Alexander was based on a story from the 'Shock SuspenStories' comic book & is more of a crime thriller than horror which isn't the type story I want to see while watching Tale from the Crypt, generally speaking The Trap is a pretty straight forward crime thriller with the usual Tales from the Crypt twist at the end which really isn't that surprising & if you think about it has plenty of plot holes & just doesn't work.
Directed by Michael J. Fox himself I'm sure he didn't appreciate the story he was given as there's no horror, no suspense or gore in this episode, I mean what the hell was the point? The acting is OK & there's a few decent over-the-top performances here especially McGill.
The Trap is average Tales from the Crypt & one for the fans only really as there are far better stories out there, hopefully this isn't representative of the rest of season 3.
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 1 from season 3, directed by Michael J. Fox who also has a small role in The Trap I thought this was a disappointing opener to season 3. The script by Scott Alexander was based on a story from the 'Shock SuspenStories' comic book & is more of a crime thriller than horror which isn't the type story I want to see while watching Tale from the Crypt, generally speaking The Trap is a pretty straight forward crime thriller with the usual Tales from the Crypt twist at the end which really isn't that surprising & if you think about it has plenty of plot holes & just doesn't work.
Directed by Michael J. Fox himself I'm sure he didn't appreciate the story he was given as there's no horror, no suspense or gore in this episode, I mean what the hell was the point? The acting is OK & there's a few decent over-the-top performances here especially McGill.
The Trap is average Tales from the Crypt & one for the fans only really as there are far better stories out there, hopefully this isn't representative of the rest of season 3.