Huievest
Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
Rosie Searle
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Skyler
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
mukhdarab
This movie was creepy and had all the right plot points and steady character revelations. Asylum movies generally revolve around the same kind of plot points but this movie was unique.
Selena-Kyle
There are two kinds of horror movies.One, the ones that need to rely on gore to get a reaction from an audience. The other, the kind that requires a brain in order to process the fear-inducing story. I think the one that requires a brain is the best kind because there is no limit to what the mind can make you feel, and when done right, the second kind of movie will take you to heights of horror and suspense that the first kind of movie can only aspire to.This movie, Session 9, falls in the category of the second kind and that is apparent by the number of people who have chosen to rate it based on their limited taste for just gore, with no substance.So, in closing I won't go into what happens in the movie, because that is the fun, but will simply say that if you are looking for a chop-'em- up, blood squirting in your face slasher flick, this isn't it. If you are looking for a suspenseful little flick that builds the creep and fear factor, enjoy.If you are a connoisseur of FEELING a movie, you will hopefully be back to rate it accordingly.
garrsuccess
First off, there are a few spoilers. This film is one of my personal favorites. Although, I'm still trying to put the puzzle together completely. This is one of those movies that keeps you wanting more. I still don't know all of the answers. It has a such a real atmosphere and that's a wonderful thing about this film. You can witness and even relate to the true horrors of life. The whole time I'm confused, because there are different ways you can view the movie. So, you're really craving for the answers most moments as you're watching it. It definitely keeps your brain turning. Although, some things are cleared up towards the ending. One thing I really love about this film is the mysteriousness and suspense. Especially, from the old recording sessions with the doctor and patient (who suffers from multiple personality disorder). I also really like the fact that there were no green-screen effects, like too many movies have in these current times. This is how films SHOULD be, regardless of the genre. Plus, it's great that gore or bloody scene weren't used to creep you out, but true existing horror. You will get chills that will creep through you, making you briefly cold.I'm still wondering if Phil had something to do with the way Gordon's behavior turned out. Just as the example when Mike mentioned that the girl who claimed that she was raped, lost her case because she was a virgin (and the doctor helped her recover those "memories"). Although, the experience was never true. It's as if the doctor created them for her. So, maybe Phil created some memories or thoughts for Gordon. It sort of appears that way. I keep wondering if Phil actually talked to Amy on the phone or not, because he said that she told him that Hank went to Miami, but Jeff found him standing at the top of the stairs. It seemed as if Phil lied and had something to do with Hank disappearing because he wanted Hank gone from the start. Although,it puzzles me that Phil seems confused when he finds Hank sitting in the basement area. Did the guys who were talking to Phil have anything to do with what happened in the asylum. It did seem suspicious. Also, I wonder how the evidence box effect them all. Maybe the entity of "Simon" was released. I wish the characters would have been exposed more; their lives at home and such. Additionally, I wonder why the deleted scene weren't included in the film. I think it was explained that they felt the scenes were unnecessary or "slowed the movie down". I recommend watching the deleted scenes to understand what I'm talking about. The cast of the film did a good job working together. Overall, this film is outstanding and I would love the see a part 2 or sequel. Perhaps, it could start off from before the time when they starting working in the asylum. Last but not least, the background music is awesome. This film will definitely mess with your mind.
Irishchatter
Don't get me wrong, I honestly love how movies can be set in an abandoned mental asylum but I didn't think this movie was working around it enough. I would rather if the storyline wasn't too slow so that we could be able to see the past and being able to scare the living daylights out of the men!I also didn't like the guys attitude on how they were saying that the patients were "a bunch of loonies" or "just nuts". Any patient who was in a mental institution had either a disability or just Mental health, it just made me annoyed and shocked that they could get away of making fun of those poor innocent people being treated completely poorly! I really just thought this movie was rather lazy, boring and a bit unflattering!
