after witness his wife ( linda hoffman ) engaging in sexual act with the pool boy and the already somewhat unstable dentist dr. feinstone ( corbin bernsen ) completely snap which mean deep trouble for his patient . this delightful semi original and entertaining horror flick from director brian yuzna be a welcome change of pace from the usual horror twaddle that be pass out in the late ninety . although the dentist be intend to be a cheesy and fun little film and yuzna ensures that the movie deliver the shock and thrill that many more serious movie attempt to dispense . despite suffer somewhat from the lack of background on the central character and and thus allow event that should have be build up to take place over a couple of day and the movie be intrigue and generally well script and well pace which allow the viewer to maintain interest and even during the more ludicrous of moment . the dentist suffers and on occasion and from drag but unlike the much inferior 1998 sequel and there be only sporadic uninteresting moment and and in general the movie follow itself nicely . corbin bernsen be very convincing in the role of the sadistic and deranged and perfectionist dr. alan feinstone . the way bernsen be able to credibly recite his line and especially with regard to the foulness and immorality of sex ( particularly fellatio ) and be something short of marvellous . while many actor may have trouble portray a cleanliness obsess psycho without it come off a too cheesy or ridiculous and bernsen seem to truly fit the personality of the character he attempt to portray and thus make the film all that more enjoyable . have the dentist not be intend to be a fun and almost comical and horror movie and bernsen performance would probably have be much more powerful . sadly and the rest of the cast ( include a pre fame mark ruffalo ) fail to put in very good performance and although the movie be not really damage by this and strong performance could have add more credibility to the flick . the dentist be not a horror film that be mean to be take seriously but be certainly enjoyable and particularly ( i would presume ) for fan of cheesy horror . those who become annoy at the number of scream ( 1996 ) clone from the late ninety may very well find this a refreshing change and a i do . a seldom dull and generally well paced script as well a some proficient direction help to make the dentist one of the more pleasurable cheesy horror from the 1990 . on top of this we be present with some particularly grizly and ( on the whole ) realistic scene of dental torture and which should keep most gorehounds happy . far from perfect but far from bad a well and the dentist be a flick that be easily worth watch at least once . my rating for the dentist 6 . 5/10 .