Hypochondriac

I'm not usually a horror/thriller fan, but i do better with psychological stuff for sure and this was a good watch for me! Definitely some horror/gore/"body stuff" that made me squirm without completely losing me. What i found most compelling were the parental relationships and how those played out in will (main character)'s life - and for bonus points, there were a few AH HAH moments that got me in just the right spot. Recommend!!

No pun intended - the movie is quite out there. You really get into the mind of our main character. Of course his past does inform his present ... but what does that mean exactly? And how does he or has he coped with that? If he has at all of course .. you are able to sabotage yourself. Even if you don't mean to ... or is there something more, something quite sinister? Well you have to watch to find out.

Of course this having a same sex love theme, may not be what you are looking for. And if you have issues with that, well that would mean you will be missing out on a more than decent movie. The ending is a bit weird ... but then again, the whole movie to say the least.

Saw this at Overlook and really, really loved it. Perhaps not your "usual" horror, I'd think of it more as a character study with horror elements being used to tell a story about mental health. Absolutely heartfelt performances and stunning visuals. Raw, connected -- but also, surprisingly, funny. Def see it.

I watched this with a friend of mine who used to have some mental issues before he got on medicine, and he said this movie really hit home for him.

This movie is very sad at times. You feel so bad for what the main character is going through. This is definitely more drama than horror....it has very very little horror IMO, but is well done and very well acted, especially by the main character.

7/10 - Recommended if in the mood for something different.

I caught a screening of this during SWSW. Without giving away any spoilers, let's just say that this is absolutely nothing we haven't already seen before. The storyline seems to have borrowed pieces of concepts from previous films (who did it better). To me, Hypochondriac seemed poorly executed. The concept was overdone. The writing was weak. It's small budget was glaringly evident. And most of all, some characters felt miscast, most notably the film's main character Will, played by Zach Villa. Villa just did not have the intensity required to pull off his character, his acting came off as amateur and ultimately non-believable (even sometimes unintentionally funny). The film had some moments, but unfortunately, that's about it. It could have had more potential, but the uninspired casting and general execution makes this a "skip it". - HK.