Review of False Face (1977) by Tim S — 12 Jan 2014

Scalpel is a bit of a knock-off of Eyes Without a Face, or it feels that way anyway. The story is similar: a wealthy plastic surgeon learns of a fortune that his daughter has inherited, but can't find her since she's been missing for a year after he murdered her boyfriend in front of her.

After finding a woman in the street with her face nearly destroyed, he convinces her to play the part of his daughter after reconstructing her face to look like her. His plan backfires when his real daughter shows up and causes problems.

To be honest, this movie was a bit of a snoozer. I found it at a Goodwill on VHS and hoped for some lost and forgotten horror movie about a killer doctor. Sadly, I was let down by the seemingly "movie of the week" type scenario.

The performances aren't memorable and neither is anything else about it really. The only thing good about it was the ending, which was crazy and unintelligible, but I was ready to fall asleep by that point so I was thankful for a nice send-off, despite it not making any sense.

It's not a good movie, but if you're one of those people in search of the real stinkers of cinema, then this might be a good selection.