watch The ward,with his last film in 2001 sci-fi/horror Ghosts of Mars history. A break of this magnitude is not incredibly rare. George Lucas guy had a break of 22 years between Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace, but he was busy building his empire as a producer and Slinger toy. Besides directing several episodes of Masters of Horror and two producing credits John Carpenter was nearly absent from the filmdom in the last decade. Although it is nice to have one of the true masters of the horror back in the cinematic landscape, The Ward is a massive return, but not one without its flaws.
The story begins with a sequence of highly kinetic participation Kristen (Amber Heard), the frantic race through the woods in pursuit of the unknown. You get a lovely white house in the woods ... is in flames, for reasons not yet seem to know. She is mysterious in a mental institution, in a special wing known only as El Barrio. There are only four other residents of the parish - Sarah (Danielle Panabaker), the patient is too cool for school seems more smug than a folly, Iris (Lyndsy Fonseca), sweet and lovely woman who has a bone does not seem wrong her body, Emily (Mamie Gummer), the patient appears unbalanced definitely be there, and Zoey (Laura-Leigh), the trauma patient who rarely speaks and he sucked his thumb most of the time. Compared to these four, Kristen seems to be the belle of the ball, but still insist that it's not crazy, the room is your new home ... today.
It does not take long for Kristen to realize that something is not right in the neighborhood. She keeps hearing voices and strange sounds in the middle of the night and research on the last girl that went unanswered, both girls and primary psychiatrist, Dr. Stringer (Jared Harris). When girls start disappearing one by one, Kristen hatches a plan to leave the church forever.
We get a strong main cast with great performances by the girls main Amber Heard, Danielle Panabaker, Lyndsy Fonseca, Mamie Gummer, and Laura-Leigh. It's a great mix of characters and performances, some subtle, some of them. Not really, but all with a purpose that works well enough history Danielle Panabaker going against type here, playing with a flair bitch Sarah pleasant, unlike the healthy characters she usually plays. Lyndsy Fonseca plays the innocent girl next door Iris, though she gives us just enough suggests that there is something in the dark pink outer. Mamie Gummer is a lot of fun to watch as BAT-sh * t Nutso Emily, who also suggests a deep fear in her. Laura-Leigh made her film debut as Zoey, and while she literally did not have much to say in the neighborhood, it delivers a credible and very convincing performance, which brings us to the Amber Heard.
In many ways, John Carpenter returns with The Ward, who has never lost his rhythm, with some genuine chills and excellent work with actors. This is a great atmosphere and tone in the hospital (which was filmed in an actual installation in Washington is mental), but for all the nice work in the area, a great piece of writing almost ruined the movie for me. Even the "crazy things going on in an insane asylum," and that bothered me. Yes, we've seen countless times before places, but Carpenter is a way to work your way. However, the ending is so obvious originality, Copping from two great movies of the last 10 years (advice sorry, but most of all), left a bad taste. Carpenter n 'Ward has written the screenplay credit / blame falls on Shawn Rasmussen and Michael, even if they do bring things back to square one I liked.
However, television will probably be able to see the end coming a mile away, as the subtle clues they give are not as subtle as they probably thought.
When the balance to everyone, the room is a solid thriller with an excellent deal, which takes you on a tour of the most decent movies, but very resistant to the finish line. I sincerely hope that this does not have another 10 years to John Carpenter horror movie because it still has the chops of lead. I just hope you have a better script, or at least a better ending, the next time.
