Review of Faces of Death (1978) by Wayne K — 13 May 2018
A cheap looking, largely artificial exploration of death in its many forms, Faces Of Death attempts to achieve authenticity but radiates falseness and deception, with a significant number of the segments being clearly staged, badly I might add, yet purported to be true.
If they'd simply trimmed out the fake stuff and provided more details on what was real it might have been of some value. I love stories of the gruesome and macabre, and that's what Faces Of Death should have been, with some fascinating science thrown in.
Instead the film diminishes its own quality by showing shoddily filmed, horribly edited segments of staged violence and death and trying to pass them off as real. As such, it's not only a bad documentary but also a wasted opportunity, and something I wouldn't bother to watch again.
This review of Faces of Death (1978) was written by Wayne K on 13 May 2018.
Faces of Death has generally received mixed reviews.
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