Pluskylang Great Film overall

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

mariebrohard This movie was stunning. It's not supposed to be scary, like someone's going to get me scary (i think people that say that are reading it the wrong way), it's more about the creepiness of our own desires. I don't want to give too much away, but this is a wonderful movie.The ending makes sense to me, I don't know why people keep saying it doesn't? No she didn't die physically, I think that's supposed to be meant a different way. Maybe her view of herself died, or she was permanently changed by the experience. Realizing who she is, while obviously not understanding or wanting it. The hole that she dreamed about.

N J Darrant A good thriller. At times it did feel like a made-for-TV film, but maybe that was due to the small cast and the constant hospital setting (both of which do give the film a claustrophobic feel).Unfortunately I missed out on the Q&A session with the director who had attended an earlier showing at the Institut francais in London, otherwise I have nothing much else to add to the other comments posted here.In short, a creepy film set in a hospital with a good enough cast - but nothing out-of-the-ordinary. One thing that I couldn't get out of my head though: all modern hospitals have CCTV cameras, which would have prevented the events in this film from taking place.

swnthom That was in essence the tag line for this french film by Gilles Marchand. While I would not go that far, I would say that Marchand has crafted an excellent "what if" scenery for this tale about a doctor who molests some of the female patients in his hospital who are recovering from operations.Brief SpoilersAs usual, the protagonist, this time Isabelle, as portrayed by the very interesting Sophie Quinton, a nurse in training at the hospital knows something is not quite right about Dr. Phillip. Odd occurrences are happening around the hospital with a couple of female patients disappearing and nobody can figure out quite why. Later on, we find out that Dr. Phillip is using an anastephic to keep his female patients unconscious while he molests them. To make up for the lost drugs he is using on his victims, he dilutes it with water, thus a couple of patients being operated on wake up in the middle of the operation.Marchand has to be commended on how he crafts his tale. The movie is slightly over two hours but one is kept interested by the characters and the storyline. Sophie Quinton is superb as the lowly nurse in training who takes on the powerful, yet evil Dr. Phillip. She is very cute and demure, yet is well at ease being the lead performer in this piece. The actor who plays Dr. Phillip, whose name escapes me at the moment, is truly terrifying as the sexual predator. His is not an easy role for it has been done so many times over. Dr. Phillip is a silent loner with obvious problems, yet the actor does not go overboard with him. Instead, the actor makes Dr. Phillip a subdued character with something definitely evil lurking below the surface.A lot of writing about this film has made comparisons to David Lynch in style. I shall refute that now. While this movie definite borders on the surreal side, it does not fall in some of the ridiculous pitfalls that Lynch tends to lead his movies.

Mr_Qvick Espoo Ciné, 23.08.2003This was the third screening in the world of this film.I must say, Gilles Marchand knows how to make a stylish movie.The plot is set to a hightechnology hospital somewhere in france. Isabelle is studying for her surgery-nurse diploma but is having difficulties with an illness that gives her dizzy-spells. She needs to have an operation. At the same time a Doctor is abusing patients sexually after giving them anasthetics. All the actors are very good and convincing, especially Laurent Lucas (Dr.Phillip) who makes a pretty good twisted doctor.There is a small problem with this film. It's not the actors, it's not the script, It's not the cinematography. The problem is more in the direction and the visual style. There is not enough tension in the film to build up some kind of climax so the film ends up a bit flat in my mind. The music is a bit boring and doesn't really contribute to anything. The lack of visual horror kind of takes away the edge of the film.Anyways, Marchand has made a quality film that is really worth seeing. His inspiration of hitchcock is pretty easy to see, of course with his own individual touch. When I asked him about which directors inspire him the most (he was attending Espoo Ciné) he mentioned Hitchcock and David Lynch. There are some dream sequences that are clearly lynch-inspired but they totally lack all the intensity that lynch beholds.Good movie, not a classic in any way, but still good!Regards, Qvick