Veteran director John Carpenter certainly got the mid-60s mood right for this film, which plays out in creepy psychiatric hospital. Furniture, nurses and hospital equipment just looked way more scary back then, right? So points for presentation…
The all-girl ensemble reminiscent of Girl, Interrupted, also brings something fresh to an old and generally haggard genre, but, as in most horror-thrillers, most of them are killed before we can properly bond, which leaves us only with our protagonist Kristen (Amber Heard). Kristen must deal with the pesky ghost who is not only killing her mates, but driving her more crazy than she already is.
Unfortunately the frights and thrills of this film are not so fresh, which is where the movie falls down. This doesn’t, however, make it unwatchable, just a bit disappointing.
Rating: 3 outta 5.
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