Review – Imprint

Takashi Miike helms this “too scandalous for cable” episode from the “Masters of Horror” series. I guess I can see why Showtime would be loath to show this production. This it some of those shows that seems to exist only to move slowly from depravity to depravity, graphically depicting torture, sexual abuse, and a laundry list of other terrible stuff. The sadistic violence is made only mildly more stylish by the 19th century Japanese setting. Symptomatic of the disease here is the casting of Billy Drago in the male lead, a decision clearly based on his creepy looks rather than his acting talent. Overall, at least it was relatively short. See if desperate