A YOUNG GIRL (AMBER HEARD) IS CAUGHT SETTING FIRE TO AN ABANDONED HOUSE. SHE IS SENT TO A MENTAL INSTITUTION WHERE THE THE DOCTOR (JARED HARRIS) IS TRYING TO HELP HER FIGURE OUT HER LIFE. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS GET OUT, BUT THEN SHE LEARNS THAT THE INSTITUTION MAY BE HAUNTED.
JOHN CARPENTER DIRECTED THIS MOVIE, SO YOU KNOW IT WILL BE A QUALITY FILM. AND IT IS. HE IS A MASTER IN THIS GENRE, AND ALL THE EXPECTED HORROR DEVICES ARE THERE. IN FACT, IT IS GOOD TO SEE A MOVIE THAT IS SUSPENSEFUL AND SCARY AND NOT HAVE GALLONS OF BLOOD AND GORE RUNNING THROUGH IT. AS WITH THE TOP NOTCH DIRECTING, THE STORY IS ALSO VERY STRONG AND WELL DEVELOPED, ALTHOUGH WHEN THE TWIST IS REVEALED, YOU REALIZE THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR STORY IDEAS, BUT THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THIS STORY. FINALLY, THE ACTING: THERE ARE 4 OTHER GIRLS ALSO IN THE WARD, EACH ONE WITH A UNIQUE MENTAL PROBLEM. ALL THE ACTRESSES PORTRAY THESE CHARACTERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BELIEVABLE. THIS IS A VERY GOOD HORROR MOVIE.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A COMMENTARY WITH CARPENTER AND HARRIS, ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE DISCUSSION IS ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF ACTING AND NOT ABOUT THE MOVIE.
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