A highly intelligent and superbly skilled pathologist, Dr. Ted Grey(Milo Ventimiglia)is working for Dr. Quentin Morris(John de Lancie)as an intern, having graduated from Harvard. He's drawn into the dangerous world of fellow pathologist Jake Gallo(Michael Weston, the real star of the film, I think)and his pack including student doctors, Juliette(Lauren Lee Smith, scorching the screen with her smoldering presence), Griffin(Johnny Whitworth), and Catherine(Mei Melançon). Gallo's brood have a gathering where they deduce how a victim died, their meeting place located in "the dungeon", an old surgical room cut off from the hospital. You see, Gallo has orchestrated a game for them to play where each member of this exclusive fraternity kills someone(a chosen victim they conclude won't be missed by anyone, the lower rungs of society)and as a group they come together to discover the method of execution. We follow Grey as he immerses himself in this group's devious activities, "dancing with the devil" you could say, becoming an addict in the process. Grey is supposed to marry his fiancé, Gwen(Alyssa Milano in a small but important role), whose father is an important man. Gallo steadily becomes a psychopath, going as far as to butcher prostitutes with a hatchet, including the disemboweling of one girl. Grey attempts to hide his friends' activities from Gwen who comes to NYC with him, preparing herself for the bar exam(she is currently on her way to graduating law school). Gallo is a serious threat to not only Grey, but Gwen as well. As you might expect, it gets out of hand when Juliette falls for Grey(they had begun a torrid affair, most of time humping like bunnies around dead bodies, such as their first joint crime scene together, and inside the dungeon as well)and Gallo doesn't accept her "betrayal" too well. Grey will make a decision, free himself from Gallo's clutches, or else, and we witness the repercussions. A major character emerges we aren't aware will have such an impact until the very end, Grey's friend, student, Ben Stravinsky(Keir O'Donnell), often the object of ridicule thanks to Gallo and his clan's bullying ways.
I think what ultimately makes PATHOLOGY work is the fact that who better to be the perfect serial killers than forensic pathologists who understand the human anatomy so well. We see here that brilliance can be an aphrodisiac(notice how Juliette remains really horny during the group's sessions) when it comes to "intellectual challenges" where Gallo finds an equal in Grey to stimulate his energies in the goal of outsmarting your "rival." It's essentially the cerebral alternative to "whose dick is the biggest" with the murders as a measuring stick. In choosing the victims, Gallo and company are actually mad scientists playing God in that they determine who doesn't deserve to live, and in doing so, have plenty of subjects for their game. Ventimiglia is pretty cold and hard to exactly latch onto as the story unfolds, and I, for one, couldn't feel a lick of concern for his plight because in associating with the likes of Gallo and Juliette, you kind of get what's coming to you. Grey voluntarily enters Gallo's flock, because of the thrill involved..like a moth to flame, Grey forwards ahead, even though we know he will be burned(maybe only minor burns, but burns nonetheless, which involves Gwen who doesn't deserve to be on Gallo's hitlist, but in attaching herself to who she thought was a good man with benefits, it places her in the lion's den even if she doesn't know it). I think many viewers will still find the ending satisfying, and it allows Stravinsky, who is constantly hounded by his peers, except Grey who is friendly and hospitable to him, some revenge. Weston is perfectly cast as the arrogant prick Gallo, very, very(extremely)confident in his mental ingenuity, acumen, and talents as a top pathologist in his field. Despite that genius, however, he's still a sociopath who relishes the art of killing and the ability to baffle his team. Ventimiglia and Smith have some pretty passionate sex scenes together. Also included is some lesbian kissing and groping between Juliette and Catherine. We witness how this game turns many of the members on, the acts they commit providing an erotic charge..real creepy stuff. As expected, there's some potent anatomy scenes where bodies are cut open(and upon)so a word of warning. I'll make no bones about it, this is a pretty twisted movie, with a really sick premise. I'm not sure if anyone else agrees, but I think there's an evident homoeroticism present when Gallo and Grey are alone in many of their scenes.
I think what ultimately makes PATHOLOGY work is the fact that who better to be the perfect serial killers than forensic pathologists who understand the human anatomy so well. We see here that brilliance can be an aphrodisiac(notice how Juliette remains really horny during the group's sessions) when it comes to "intellectual challenges" where Gallo finds an equal in Grey to stimulate his energies in the goal of outsmarting your "rival." It's essentially the cerebral alternative to "whose dick is the biggest" with the murders as a measuring stick. In choosing the victims, Gallo and company are actually mad scientists playing God in that they determine who doesn't deserve to live, and in doing so, have plenty of subjects for their game. Ventimiglia is pretty cold and hard to exactly latch onto as the story unfolds, and I, for one, couldn't feel a lick of concern for his plight because in associating with the likes of Gallo and Juliette, you kind of get what's coming to you. Grey voluntarily enters Gallo's flock, because of the thrill involved..like a moth to flame, Grey forwards ahead, even though we know he will be burned(maybe only minor burns, but burns nonetheless, which involves Gwen who doesn't deserve to be on Gallo's hitlist, but in attaching herself to who she thought was a good man with benefits, it places her in the lion's den even if she doesn't know it). I think many viewers will still find the ending satisfying, and it allows Stravinsky, who is constantly hounded by his peers, except Grey who is friendly and hospitable to him, some revenge. Weston is perfectly cast as the arrogant prick Gallo, very, very(extremely)confident in his mental ingenuity, acumen, and talents as a top pathologist in his field. Despite that genius, however, he's still a sociopath who relishes the art of killing and the ability to baffle his team. Ventimiglia and Smith have some pretty passionate sex scenes together. Also included is some lesbian kissing and groping between Juliette and Catherine. We witness how this game turns many of the members on, the acts they commit providing an erotic charge..real creepy stuff. As expected, there's some potent anatomy scenes where bodies are cut open(and upon)so a word of warning. I'll make no bones about it, this is a pretty twisted movie, with a really sick premise. I'm not sure if anyone else agrees, but I think there's an evident homoeroticism present when Gallo and Grey are alone in many of their scenes.