Being of pensionable age (well, not quite, but I'm over 30), I didn't come to Diagnosis: Death because of comedy team Flights of the Conchords. Though I had heard of FOTC before reading the other reviews for the film, I wouldn't recognize them if they walked past me on the street. No, I came to Diagnosis: Death because I like horror films and films from New Zealand. Consequently, the relative dearth of Conchords did not disturb me in the least, and I really enjoyed the proceedings--in fact I'd go so far as to say this is the best hospital-based chiller since Lars von Trier's The Kingdom. This is a smartly written, amusing, and occasionally spooky little film with an excellent cast, most notably Suze Tye as Nurse Ratched--er, Nurse Bates. As long as you don't tune in expecting an extended FOTC routine, you'll be well pleased with Diagnosis: Death.
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