Only 10 minutes into Right To Die I thought not again another story with a lot of talking going on and things you see coming from miles away. But I was wrong. It's only at the end that the plot change comes in and you get to know what really was going on the last 50 minutes.
It starts with a couple Abby (Julia Benson) and Cliff (Martin Donovan) driving and having a small argue. When Abby wants to show Cliff something they both doesn't notice the road and when they do there's a tree laying on the ground on which they crash, leaving Cliff alive and well but Abby being burned. Flashforward were Cliff wakes up at the hospital and notice that Abby is still alive but heavily burned. He feels guilty, he had an affair with Trish (Robin Sydney) and he couldn't save his wife Abby.
From there on slowly we see what really happened with both of them. Abby somehow comes back in a vengeful spirit but even Cliff has a gruesome mind.
I must agree that it also somehow reminded me of the Hellraiser (1987) were flesh is needed to survive. It also has a few nice gory shots and a bit of CGI here and there but CGI I didn't mind at all by which I mean the one when Cliff is taking a bath and having a sex dream with his wife Abby. And by saying that yes there's a bit of nudity from Robin and Julia. But what I really liked is the fact that you think what will happen do happen but there's another plot change you couldn't see coming.
This could easily have been a full feature. Some strong performances by all and some decent effects too. The burned body is a must see and the part at the hospital when the advocate get his punishment by Abby is pure horror. This episode has an old school horror feeling and it even reminded me of Franco's Faceless (1987). A must see for the old school buffs even as it isn't really gory at all.
Gore 1,5/5 Nudity 2/5 Effects 4/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5