This week my dad found out that "For one week only" the local library had a half-price sale on DVD rentals,and along with some fantastic English political-dramas (State of Play and House of Cards),he also picked this up and last night I felt it was time to watch it,and I'm am very pleased I did,due to it being a really enjoyable and well made horror film.
The Plot:
One night in a hospital at the Isle of Wight,a boy wakes up screaming and its found out that one of his legs has a fracture.But while the night-nurse Susan and a doctor try help,he suddenly gets a second fracture,and due to this Susan feels its time that she should try to find out about the "strangeness) of the hospital.
The person that replaces her is Amy,who fins out that the hospital has a first and third floor,but the second floor has been closed for forty years!,Amy becomes friends with a little girl at the hospital called Maggie.Maggie tells her how she uses building- blocks to talk to Charlotte,who she says is "The Mechanical Girl".At first,Amy dismisses this,but as her friends start to die she finds out that Charlotte has been a "urban myth" at the hospital for years.So my decides its time someone goes inside the second floor..
View on the film:
Cast:
The first thing i have to say is that Flockhart gives a very good performance as Amy.She shows her unease about the hospital,but also the determination to try and save the kids at the hospital.But the star of the film is Yasmin Murphy as Maggie,she shows that she is a bit of a spooky kid,who also wants to make a friend,and she is mature enough to know and (try) to understand the thing on the second floor.
Screenplay and direction:
The director and co-writer of the film is Javme Balguer and the other writer is Jordi Galceran.The film has a very strong Stephen King feel,that makes it feel a bit like a horror novel,so when its shown whats on the second floor,it has a very natural feel and less of a rug getting pulled under your feet feel.
Final View on the film:
A fantastic horror,with a classy feel,and a great performance by Murphy.
The Plot:
One night in a hospital at the Isle of Wight,a boy wakes up screaming and its found out that one of his legs has a fracture.But while the night-nurse Susan and a doctor try help,he suddenly gets a second fracture,and due to this Susan feels its time that she should try to find out about the "strangeness) of the hospital.
The person that replaces her is Amy,who fins out that the hospital has a first and third floor,but the second floor has been closed for forty years!,Amy becomes friends with a little girl at the hospital called Maggie.Maggie tells her how she uses building- blocks to talk to Charlotte,who she says is "The Mechanical Girl".At first,Amy dismisses this,but as her friends start to die she finds out that Charlotte has been a "urban myth" at the hospital for years.So my decides its time someone goes inside the second floor..
View on the film:
Cast:
The first thing i have to say is that Flockhart gives a very good performance as Amy.She shows her unease about the hospital,but also the determination to try and save the kids at the hospital.But the star of the film is Yasmin Murphy as Maggie,she shows that she is a bit of a spooky kid,who also wants to make a friend,and she is mature enough to know and (try) to understand the thing on the second floor.
Screenplay and direction:
The director and co-writer of the film is Javme Balguer and the other writer is Jordi Galceran.The film has a very strong Stephen King feel,that makes it feel a bit like a horror novel,so when its shown whats on the second floor,it has a very natural feel and less of a rug getting pulled under your feet feel.
Final View on the film:
A fantastic horror,with a classy feel,and a great performance by Murphy.