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This film follows the story of Kristen, a girl who is forced into a mental clinic after being captured by police officers while burning down a farmhouse. She didn't have any memories of why, or how, she wound up there but knows she's not crazy. She kept in confinement with four other girls; Emily, Sarah, Zoey, and Iris. She finds herself in Tammy's old room, a girl who disappeared. Kristen soon finds herself face to face with the ghost of Alice who is haunting the ward. In her fight for survival she begins to discover the secrets of the ward.This film was directed by legendary horror filmmaker John Carpenter. This is a comeback film for Carpenter; besides the Halloween franchise. He does a great job in manipulating the film's story, so that you never fully know what is happening until the very end. There are several twists in the plot development-which is good for horror. The music choice is creepy, and fits very well with the story. I really enjoyed the creative credit opening for this film. Using shattered glass that contains pictures of patients who had been trapped in the mental institutions, and the tests they had to endure during their stay. However, the ending with the last jump scare has become way over done in horror films. It does play off the theme of Alice falling down the rabbit hole which is slightly overdone, but is cool story wise. It doesn't bring anything new to the horror genre, and plays to audience's that enjoy these style films. It also isn't really jaw dropping scary, but is more creepy than anything else.
There are moments when the acting was slightly vague in emotion, but the editing kept it together. I think that this was a cast of unknown girls, to popular film audiences, who are beginning their acting careers. Amber Heard plays the leading role of Kristen. This is a great film to get her acting career established as an individual actress who can do leading roles, and not just a secondary character role. Mamie Gummer played the role of Emily, one of the girls trapped in the ward. She does a great job creating a non-violent character who is crazy. It is hard to tell if she really is crazy, or if she is sane and pretending to be crazy. Danielle Panabaker played the role of Sarah. She plays the role of the girl-always seen in horror-who always tries to date the guys around and is the prettiest of them all. She does great in this role. Lyndsy Fonseca plays the role of Iris. She is good in her role, and creates a character who is best represented by her sketch notebook. Laura Leigh plays the role of Zoey. She is great in this role of a the crazy little girl trapped in an adult body. Jillian Kramer plays the role of ghost Alice. She does a good job creating a sympathetic creepy villain.
I give this film a 9 out of 10 stars! It's a good horror film, but it doesn't bring anything really new to the genre. The actress' are getting their careers established in the acting industry, and this is a good starting film for them. However, it fails to be truly terrifying, but has a great story plot line.
Answer to last blog:
Que: What role made actress Danielle Panabaker known to modern popular horror film audiences?
Judy (The Crazies-2010)
Nancy Holbrook (A Nightmare on Elm Street-2010)
Annie Brackett (Halloween-2007)
Jenna (Friday the 13th-2009)
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