Rigor Mortis
Seen it?2013 | 105 min | Horror, Action, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at vampire fans and fans of a good haunting. Vampire lore, given its own spin. The scares come from the creaks and shadows as much as the jumps.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.
When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize in hunting Chinese hopping vampires: or Jiāngshī. Elsewhere in the building, a woman turns to a specialist in black magic to bring her husband back to life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
65% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 54%
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 4 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$17 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Juno Mak
- Chin Siu-HoChin Siu-Ho
- Anthony Chan YauYau
- Kara Wai Ying-hungYeung Feng
- Nina Paw Hei-chingMui
- Lo Hoi-pangYin
- Richard Ng Yiu-honUncle Tung
- Paul Chung FatGau
- Billy Lau Nam-KwongCook
- Ko Cheun-manFeng's husband
- Giselle LamSiu-Ho's wife