Masters of Horror: Chocolate (2005)

As far as I'm concerned, the "Masters of Horror" series concept is the best thing Mick Garris has ever done so I'll respect that he had to throw a few of his own stories into the mix. Needless to say, I'm not a big fan of his, but "Chocolate" is actually a pretty good installment. While not being one of the more 'outrageous', or worthy of a 'cable broadcast ban' shorts, it's a neat little story.

We follow, via flashbacks, a bloody man's murder confession. It began with him tasting chocolate - something he doesn't eat -  then to him eventually receiving visions of a woman's life from her point-of-view. As he sees her love life become complicated and finds out that she may be connected with the murder of her boyfriend, he becomes completely infatuated with her and sets out to track her down in her native land of Canada...

Compared to the other MoH films I've seen, "Chocolate" is much more of a psychological-drama than anything all that 'horror'-related, though it proves to be a competent and nicely engaging premise. It could've gone a little stronger with the 'big finish', I felt, but I'm deeming this a passable installment in the series.