Based on some real life murderers, this black comedy tells the story of William Burke and William Hare, two down on their luck friends who begin digging up corpses due to the need for cadavers at one of the local medical schools. When they run out of fresh corpses, their only option in continuing their profitable business is to venture into the realm of murder.
There are a few laugh out loud moments, but it's not as funny as I expected. Simon Pegg plays Burke and is likable, which is a credit to the script and Pegg since he's playing a murderer. Tim Curry is fantastic as Dr. Munro, a surgeon at the medical school who does some questionable procedures.
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