loading...
Session 9
2001
The Danvers State Mental Hospital closed down fifteen years ago. Now there's five strangers from the Elimination Company to clean it up. The hospital holds many secrets from its evil past... Read more
| Starring | David Caruso, Peter Mullan, Brendan Sexton III, Stephen Gevedon |
|---|---|
| Director | Brad Anderson |
| Genres | Horror |
loading...
Session 9
The Danvers State Mental Hospital closed down fifteen years ago. Now there's five strangers from the Elimination Company to clean it up. The hospital holds many secrets from its evil past...
| Starring | David Caruso, Peter Mullan, Brendan Sexton III, Stephen Gevedon, Josh Lucas |
|---|---|
| Director | Brad Anderson |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 16 Dec 2002 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
-
Critics' reviews
View all -
Brilliantly scripted, atmospherically chilling and seat-edged suspenseful right up to its masterful shock ending, this hard-hitting psychological horror concerns a group of workers hired to clear an abandoned insane asylum of asbestos in one week. As the crew, all harboring dark secrets of their own, is drawn deeper into the mysteries surrounding the imposing building — patient abuse, medieval medical procedures and demonic possession rumours — the grueling pressures mount to complete their assignment. Soon an awful truth emerges, triggered by playing a case history tape marked “Session 9”, and someone cracks under the murderous strain. Evocatively shot on High Definition Digital Video and graced by superb ensemble performances, especially from Peter Mullan and Josh Lucas, director Brad Anderson's cautionary tale of psyche-infection is a stunning success on every character-driven, grimly realistic and spine-tingling front.
-
Most helpful member's review
View all -
12 out of 15 people found this review helpful
endless wait
I thought something ghastly and spectacular is about to come near the finale, but was disappointed that nothing came forward after waiting patiently for the first one hour through the slow pace.
I share the opinion of most of the reviewers in that i was disappointed and this film had the potential for being a first class psychological thriller but lost it somewhere in the middle.
I couldnt make up the connection between the psychotherapy sessions of the inmate of the hospital and the main plot.
The lead characters were talking about inanities most of the time and the last 15 - 20 minutes was reserved for being mindlessly violent -
Most recent members' review
View all -
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Compelling thriller with flawed ending.
Session 9 is a superior thriller, atmospheric and very well acted but after the promise of its scene setting and one pulse quickening sequence it resorts to cliché and the conclusion despite its horrific power, fails to provide the startling culmination that would make it a Session that would bear repeated visits.
-
- Northernsky from Halifax
- Posted 14 Jan 2004 21:37
-
News and features
View all
Lucas' horror movie terror
- 29 Oct 2009
Actor Josh Lucas is so terrified of horror movies he refuses to watch - even if he is in them. The 38 year old has starred in a string of scary films, including Brad Anderson slasher Session 9 and 2000 thriller American Psycho. But Lucas admits he is too terrified to sit through any gory scenes and won't even watch his own work. He tells the New York Daily News, "I won't see scary movies. I've been in them and then I've been like, 'Whoa, this is too scary for me!' I guess I've held on to those Read more
-
More like this
View allShowing 1 to 4 of 20
Related user collection
A FALL FROM GRACE, THE JOHN CARPENTER COLLECTION! (21)
82% from 10 members
