The Incident

Anna Skellern is definitely underused in this movie. Just wanted to write that upfront. But it's not a movie about her. It's a movie about an Asylum (as an alternate title does suggest, original title being "The Incident") and the people within. It's also a movie about madness and reality shifting (sort of).

I couldn't really start to explain what the ending is. Apart from the fact it that it would be a spoiler, it's one of those endings that will split the audience. Some will find it amazing, what the director did there and some will think he's full of himself. One thing is for sure: Up until that moment (or rather moments), the movie is pretty straightforward and has an edgy feel to it. And it is pretty good in scaring you (visually with some hard to stomach violent scenes, so not for the faint hearted then), too. If that is something you like, then go ahead and give it a try

Found the movie on netflix so we decided to watch it. I had never heard of the film or any of the actors in it and the title gave me the assumption this film would be pretty bad. But i was delightfully mistaken.

it's Not great but for a low budget horror film its pretty darn good. it took a little long getting in but after that it had great pace and intensity. It had some very shocking and gory scenes but never really crossed the line.

some parts of the film don't make the most sense and leave you questioning what happened. but all in all the setting and the disturbed inmates made for a truly scary film. very good for what it was and better than a lot of big budget films out there. i would give it a view

******/10

Having seen and liked all three of S. Craig Zahler's directed films, I decided to check this one out after reading the many positive reviews on this site. Needless to say I was disappointed. I don't know what Zahler was thinking when he wrote this film but it completely lacks the conviction that his later films have. The plot is confused on whether it wants to be a siege thriller or a torture porn. The concept itself is quite terrifying and had a lot of potential that wasn't utilized here. It started off with a choppy exposition and then slowly built up promise until it all came crashing down by deciding to take an unnecessarily gory turn. It was capped off by a weird twist that didn't benefit the film.

The dialogue was actually fairly realistic and the characters made largely sensible choices for the most part, which was a breath of fresh air in such a trite genre. Unfortunately the audio quality was very unrefined and I could only understand about 75% of what they were saying. The lighting could've been better as well. This film had the potential to be a tense and original asylum thriller but unfortunately had too simple a plot and couldn't make up its mind. I don't recommend that people waste their time watching this.

Side question: How does this mess get produced when Brigands of Rattleborge is still rotting in Warner Bros' vault?

One of the best horror movies i've seen lately. With great atmosphere and suspense. The set up is great and i really enjoyed the movie. It also contains some nice gore and other violent scenes along with some intense moments.

The idea is not entirely new, but it's rare and should be used more often. Inmates rioting in the asylum is a good idea for a movie and can be great if done right.

Watch this movie you'll enjoy it especially if you like insanity like me.

7/10

Two aspiring musicians whom are working as cooks in a secluded mental asylum to make ends meet and to further finance their dead-end dream job are in the aforementioned hospital when the power goes out and the patients revolt, leaving the cooks and rest of the workers to fight for their lives.

Apart from some brutal scenes the movie seemed a tad on the tame side considering a promising set-up premise. The acting is merely serviceable for the most part but the main heavy is well-acted and steals every scene he's in. The film also boasts a lame twist ending that was unneeded. All in all I was just left with a Meh feeling, Not good enough to praise nor awful enough to mock. It just... Is.