In Sickness and in Health

I saw the first 4 parts of "Fear itself" and to me its some really weak stuff there. The visuals are nice, the acting is good but the stories are most of the time pretty much ridiculous. "In sickness and health" was one of the weakest ... its about a woman who gets rushed into marriage with a guy she met not too long ago and her friends wondering if she makes the right decision. On her wedding day she receives a note from a strange lady informing her that she es about to marry a serial killer. From here on the thing is well filmed but mainly just a bore and when the final twist comes in you wonder why anyone gets money to make a movie out of such an idea... it just makes no sense at all. This movie is a giant plot-hole with a twist that turns it all upside down trying to be smart but making no sense with what characters did throughout the movie. You can think about the end in any way you like but everything in the script just sucks for laying out stupid red herrings all the way and letting characters do things that don't make sense in the end. Unless everybody in this movie was supposed to be a serial killer its just bad...this one was even way worse than the episode with the voodoo guy in the cell. Cheap suspense leading absolutely nowhere but to real stupid script ideas.

This episode falls apart in nearly every way possible. The characters overreact to everything. The final revelation is anything but surprising, and yet, once we know it, nothing we've seen before makes any sense. Some mysterious characters' motivations are never explained. In short, the entire script plays out like a poorly conceived "gotcha" that strains credulity at every turn. You persevere to the end hoping that at least the explanation will offer something of a payoff, but everything just crumbles like dry mud.

Nor does the direction help in the least. The characters are either annoying or unlikable. Humorous moments are thrown in with no rhyme or reason. We cut to commercial seemingly every three minutes. And worst of all, THERE'S NO FEAR! There have been some entertaining entries in the series, but this is not one of them. It feels like a student film based on a high-schooler's screenplay. Skip it.

Ahaa, the first episode with a real big name as director. John Landis. The man who gave us An American Werewolf In London. But to be straight, this isn't another masterpiece. Sad but true, it is just a story about nothing at all. This is my forth effort into Fear Itself and so far I haven't seen anything that could compare with Masters Of Horror. it starts of pretty well, you know, just before marriage you receive an anonymous letter concerning your partner. Here it is stated, the one you are going to marry is a serial killer. So for 38 minutes it's all about being frightened about the marriage, and confronting your partner with the letter. But nothing scary really happens on screen, even as Landis tried to trick us, again, no fear is used. There is no blood in this episode. Oh yes, when we see the dead bodies it is a bit bloody but it is too late. 38 minutes were unused to give us the creeps. The sudden plot change is okay but doesn't work, you will figure out why. The whole Fear Itself remind me of Hammer House of Horrors, the series, were there was also a plot change. But in those series something happened in between. Sad to see that were Landis gave us real horror in Masters of Horror, failed in all ways in Fear Itself.

1st of all, this series is a weak substitution for Masters of Horror. I believe you can make a great short horror film without graphic violence and cursing, but the episodes so far has been bad. I'll admit there are some laugh out loud moments in this episode, which I expect from Landis. The random close ups on the religious icons are funny & there are a few character flaws that are great. However, (within the 1st 5 mins.) I made what I thought was the worst guess about the ending & was correct. The lead up to the twist doesn't work, because it tries too hard to force you down the wrong path. It ended up being a cheesy, '80's-like bit of entertainment.

On the day of her wedding, the bride Samantha is celebrating with her maid of honors Ruthie and Kelly while dressing. Out of blue, Ruthie brings a note for Samantha and tells that a woman has delivered it of Father Chris that is deaf. Samantha reads the note that tells that "The person you are marrying is a serial killer". She does not show the note to Ruthie but asks her to show who gave the note but the woman has gone away. Ruthie feels that something is wrong and stares at Carlos with angry face. Along the night, Samantha is tense until the moment that the truth is disclosed.

"In Sickness and in Health" is a disappointing episode of "Fear Itself" since the confused plot point is sort of silly. The deception is greater based on the name of the director John Landis. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "In Sickness and in Health"