The Autopsy of Jane Doe 4K 2016 Ultra HD 2160p

A family of medical examiners—a father and son—encounter a very strange case in their practice. They are presented with the body of a young and beautiful victim named Jane Doe, with no apparent cause of death. Police discovered her body in a freshly dug, shallow grave, likely at the scene of the murder. The protagonists are tasked with determining how, when, and from what she died. As they investigate, they uncover strange clues that hold the key to a terrifying mystery, and they realize that something otherworldly is involved in the case.

User Review

It’s actually not bad at all, especially the first half—after which the story rapidly descended into the standard resolution that fans of the genre complain about the most. However, I believe that the problem isn’t the formula or the clichés at all.

The biggest drawback is that in all—absolutely all—mystical horror stories, the characters are too skeptical; they’re completely impervious to the strange occurrences and always try their hardest to ignore the anomalies: doors creak and open on their own, ghosts appear in mirrors, the vents and chimney howl, the basement is so noisy it’s as if someone’s throwing a disco down there, voices are constantly whispering something, objects start moving on their own—and the characters, after pausing for a second, go right back to frying their eggs or thinking about how to make their bank payments on time.

In fact, this attitude smacks of disrespect toward otherworldly forces; perhaps that’s why, having received no reaction to their noisy ghost parade, the restless souls eventually move from whispering to taking action. Now a chair has flown through the window, the walls are bleeding, and the kids have levitated—yet the characters are still trying to find a rational explanation for it all. The basic laws of physics are trampled upon in the most fantastical ways throughout the film, but the characters chalk it up to a bad dream or depression—until the obvious demonic activity literally grabs them by the ass.

But in reality, the slightest deviation from that very reality should instantly lead to extreme confusion, cause terror, and at the very least—make you think of a mental hospital. For example, every time I find an object not where it usually is—a slight shiver runs down my arms—and if I can’t even remember how it ended up there in the first place, a distinct chill washes over me, not to mention a cabinet door that creaks open. But if you add this psychological realism to the horror—it takes on a whole new life, comes alive, and sends shivers down your spine, even with the most hackneyed plot.

What sets this film apart is that the seasoned forensic pathologists—who’ve seen it all and are accustomed to a scientific perspective—should have had their sixth sense dulled more than anyone else after performing daily routine autopsies, yet they caught on relatively quickly and realized that something was terribly wrong; one of them even suggested leaving and finishing in the morning, even before the completely obvious signs of the unbelievable became apparent.

Overall, the film keeps you intrigued for a good portion of its runtime, fueling interest with an autopsy of rare length, accompanied by specific mysteries. It turns out to be a sort of forensic thriller-mystery, but in the second half, it had to pay homage to the genre, so the classics were inevitable.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (86.0 Mb/s)
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Info Audio

#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
#German: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

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