Directed by:
John CarpenterCinematography:
Yaron OrbachComposer:
Mark KilianCast:
Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Laura-Leigh, Lyndsy Fonseca, Jared Harris, Mika Boorem, Sydney Sweeney, Sali Sayler, Patrick Treadway, Sean Cook (more)VOD (2)
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Kristen, a beautiful but troubled young woman, finds herself bruised, cut, drugged, and held against her will in a remote ward of a Psychiatric Hospital. She is completely disoriented, with no idea why she was brought to this place and no memory of her life before being admitted. All she knows is that she isn't safe. The other patients in the ward, four equally disturbed young women, offer no answers, and Kristen quickly realizes things are not as they seem. The air is heavy with secrets, and at night, when the hospital is dark and foreboding, she hears strange and frightening sounds. It appears they are not alone. One-by-one the other girls begin to disappear and Kristen must find a way out of this hellish place before she, too, becomes a victim. As she struggles to escape, she will uncover a truth far more dangerous and horrifying than anyone could have imagined. (Warner Bros. UK)
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I wasn’t expecting from Carpenter something great like The Thing or Halloween, but after the 50-50 responses, I was hoping for at least a decent snack. The Ward , alas, was a disappointment; it’s boring, uninteresting and unoriginal. The cinematography inside the mental hospital is quite atmospheric, but the problems begin with the main role, which is played by a piece of wood that in the recent Drive Angry went head to head with Nicolas Cage in the competition for the “unintended comic performance of the year”. Thumbs down and I’m beginning to believe in the conspiracy theory that says someone else made Cigarette Burns from Masters of Horror on behalf of Carpi.
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The Ward is the weakest possible variation on the theme of Shutter Island that could be filmed in the realm of top-tier productions (decent actors, cinematography, sound). It is a horror movie in which the scares don’t work, and it’s not until the end that we comprehend the reason for its insanely shaky logic, which ruins the viewing experience. And which actually isn’t surprising even in its would-be shocking conclusion, because we have seen something similar many times before, and not just in Shutter Island.
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