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Director: John Landis.
Writers: Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft.
Movies based on real life events can be a tough sell, but when the direction is right, just what audiences can see can be a fun romp into history. But Burke and Hare is hardly an accurate account of the West Port Murders. But with the teaming of director John Landis with two powerhouse stars in the likes of Simon Pegg as Burke and Andy Serkis as Hare, there are only two words for this: buddy film.
In what Burke and Hare does to earn money, the results can be best described as cantankerous. When they get caught stealing corpses to milk a cash cow, all these unwieldy criminals can do is to avoid the kerfuffle that ensues. Now try saying that in one breath. Their antics lead to some hilarious results, and this is a comedy pairing that isn't »
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