RIGOR MORTIS starts off well enough, with television actor Yau checking into the kind of hotel you don't check OUT of, but it quickly becomes somewhat confusing and, ultimately, disappointing. We've seen this kind of story a thousand times, now: from the Ambrose Beirce short story that was the basis of the black and white, Award-winning French short that appeared on THE TWILIGHT ZONE as AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE to THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI to CARNIVAL OF SOULS to JACOB'S LADDER and everything in between. The one thing that RIGOR MORTIS DOES add to the lexicon of Asian fright films is a great take on the "hopping vampire" myth: we see the old man, Yung, hopping in slow motion and the scenes appear to have been shot underwater- a great touch that lends the creature its own unique feel (though the hopping vampires in LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES- also shot in slow motion- were interesting, as well). The all-too-familiar ending isn't really PREDICTABLE until the end credits roll (if you follow)- but it IS disappointing and does nothing to justify the long, drawn out story.

I'm not sure how I could describe this movie. While I always try to say as little about the plot or the movie as possible (because I want to watch a movie without any spoilers myself), even if I did use story spoilers, I'm not sure how I'd describe this. It's a weird mix of supernatural, martial arts and horror I guess. And it does work really good too.We get a few characters in a house, that has some issues. You could call it haunted, but there is more to it and the personal interaction between the characters or their relationship to one another is really portrayed well. Obviously its a case of a "stranger comes into town" (in this case the house), where everybody knows everybody (or do they?) .. so the viewer is "stuck" with the new guy, seeing things through his eyes (too). Very well made, if you like weird stuff

I m not gotta say it's bad，but this movie really makes me feel uncomfortable! many people try to understand the whole story by some more details and after I saw it I found that the movie let me remember of Mulholland Drive. In Rigor Mortis, Siu-hou Chin was a former zombie star , down and out!He end his life by hang himself in 2442 room,and all other things u see in this movie r some kind of illusion of Siu-hou Chin,maybe with all this fake illusion he can feel more honourable in his heart. Also I know that,this movie wants to salute zombie films of hong kong in 80s and 90s,but to be honest it's more likely a Japanese movie . I love old hong kong movies, zombie movies 'cause they just like B movies which can make one feel happy , fully and delightfully!After saw a movie like that my mood is very good!However, after I saw Rigor Mortis I really feel very depressive and I just don't know why .

Rigor Mortis, alongside Dream Home (2011) and Vulgaria (2012) is a string of strikingly local, one-hundred percent "Made in HK" cantonese productions thoroughly tickling the film buds of HK-cinefreaks like myself.Prepared in a film industry long perceived as dead by me. One that since have been focusing on mainland China as its' main moviegoer, racking up Chinese-produced spectacles featuring dubbed mainland performers when not dishing out Lan Kwai Fong 1,2,3. This is a very, if not exceptionally, welcomed piece of what drove me to HK-cinema in the first place.Take a slice of 80's hopping vampires sans the comedy, blended into perfection with stylish visuals, Ju-On-esque storytelling, loads of urban cantonese profanities and one can totally engulf himself in a genuine Hong-Kong movie experience. One rarely stumbled upon today.Thank you, Juno Mak!