Never heard of this film before but it came up as a recommendation on netflix and sounded good so I checked it out.
Quite surprised, given the time it was made, that this was a sophisticated film which was well acted, had storyline with depth and was shot quite nicely. It's surprising because of the plethora of slasher films around at the time that are by far inferior but more well known.
This was a decent horror flick that deserves a re-watch. It reminded me at points of Dario Argento films but without the stylistic lighting effects and also of the Australian horror Next of Kin.
The film is set in a mental hospital and focuses on a new patient who has been brought there and the doctor who is trying to figure out his story, since he is suffering from amnesia. As the film goes on it is revealed he has some kind of telepathic powers, which result in some very cool sequences in the film. For this reason it also reminded me of Scanners and The Fury. It may remind people of Carrie also, but it is very different to that film and a lot better too.
While there was the odd moment of gore, this isn't an 'in your face' horror with lots of fake scares and there is no real bad guy. It's more of a mystery film with great atmosphere, some creepy moments and cool effects.
Quite surprised, given the time it was made, that this was a sophisticated film which was well acted, had storyline with depth and was shot quite nicely. It's surprising because of the plethora of slasher films around at the time that are by far inferior but more well known.
This was a decent horror flick that deserves a re-watch. It reminded me at points of Dario Argento films but without the stylistic lighting effects and also of the Australian horror Next of Kin.
The film is set in a mental hospital and focuses on a new patient who has been brought there and the doctor who is trying to figure out his story, since he is suffering from amnesia. As the film goes on it is revealed he has some kind of telepathic powers, which result in some very cool sequences in the film. For this reason it also reminded me of Scanners and The Fury. It may remind people of Carrie also, but it is very different to that film and a lot better too.
While there was the odd moment of gore, this isn't an 'in your face' horror with lots of fake scares and there is no real bad guy. It's more of a mystery film with great atmosphere, some creepy moments and cool effects.