Fresh
A deft exercise in atmospheric horror and insanity.
Paul Malcolm, L.A. Weekly
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Session 9
Overview
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.
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66%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A great setting in search of a decent horror film to fill it.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
The movie's misplaced psychological emphasis is matched by its stubble-scraping visual style.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh
For a while there, the film has us going.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
The story doesn't quite pay off, characters are underwritten and the surprise ending is contrived and unconvincing.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
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