Session 9 (Brad Anderson, 2001)

[moviscop]

Directed By Brad Anderson
Written By Brad Anderson and Stephen Gevedon

Plot: Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.

This film is possibly the best atmospheric horror film since "The Shining." Don't be fooled by IMDb, it is extremely well written and worth the watch. If you have seen it, I would like to hear some opinions.

[justeleblanc]

It's definitely an homage to THE SHINING at times. I remember liking it quite a bit, much like a lot of Anderson's work. And it's got a decent performance by David Caruso.

[sidehacker]

And it's got a decent performance by David Caruso.

...sarcasm?

[tryavna]

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[s.j. bagley]

And it's got a decent performance by David Caruso.

...sarcasm?

i'll stand up and say that it actually is a decent performance by caruso (and perhaps his only one.)

[TomReagan]

I'll also vouch for Caruso's performance here. Actually, it's Peter Mullan who loses the plot a bit towards the end in what is an otherwise tightly controlled piece.

As to other Caruso performances, I thought he was excellent in the first season of NYPD Blue, and decent in Schroeder's Kiss of Death. Been a while since I've seen either, though.

[moviscop]

When I first heard that Caruso was in this film (when the credits began) I was expecting him to drive up in an H2.

He actually was very good in this film and outdid himself. It isn't even the same guy who is in CSI in my opinion.

The film is just masterful in my opinion. The atmosphere is so thick it should be criminal.

[oldsheperd]

I totally recommend this film. Even if for the simple fact that David Caruso doesn't wear sunglasses in the movie.

[DDillaman]

The stunning sound design is what really sealed the deal for me on this movie, which I wish I'd seen in a theater. One of the few things I've seen to actually make me a bit scared as an adult, and definitely recommended for horror buffs.

[rs98762001]

One of the few great and truly scary horror movies of the last decade. Yes, it does owe a debt to The Shining, but the location (the real-life, now sadly destroyed Danvers State Hospital just outside of Boston) is even more creepy than the Overlook Hotel, and Anderson utilizes it brilliantly. Glad to see there are some fans of this film on this board, as it never got the attention it so richly deserved.

[moviscop]

The stunning sound design is what really sealed the deal for me on this movie, which I wish I'd seen in a theater. One of the few things I've seen to actually make me a bit scared as an adult, and definitely recommended for horror buffs.

i have to agree, the sound was so good in this film that is made the environment so creepy that i became truly scared.