Asylum
Passion. Possession.
Passion. Possession.
Drama, Romance, Thriller
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2005
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A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
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Details
Runtime:
99 min
Release date:
9 Sep 2005
Country:
GB, IE, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Asylum had promise. But it's bad enough to make one wonder just who had the loose screws -- the characters, or the people who filmed them?
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Sep 2005
fresh:
Patrick McGrath's screenplay, based on his novel, has moments big and small, delivered in appropriate dollops of awfulness.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
16 Sep 2005
fresh:
It's a movie you fall for or you don't, and like Stella, I am not ashamed I did.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
16 Sep 2005
rotten:
Once characters' actions lose credibility, it's hard to empathize with them, no matter how well the roles are played.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
15 Sep 2005
fresh:
The film, with its uniformly terrific cast, stern Gothic overtones and steady but measured pacing, is a crisp, old-fashioned delight, eschewing cheap tricks for repeated tiny pricks of unease that work up to a continuous gnawing dread.
– Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep 2005