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The Ward (2010)
2010 | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
89 mins
An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.
| Produced by | Arc Entertainment |
| Director | John Carpenter |
| Writer | Michael Rasmussen (III) |
| Cast | Amber Heard, Danielle Panabaker, Mamie Gummer, Lyndsy Fonseca, Laura Leigh, Jared Harris and Sali Sayler |
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The Ward (2010) Reviews & Ratings (16)
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The Ward (2010) reviews from people you don't follow
Very poor
I've considered this film every time I've looked through horror films on Sky, mainly because it's John Carpenter, and I finally decided to give it a go this evening. Sadly I wish I hadn't bothered.
This film might have been made in 2010, but it looks a lot more like it was filmed when the film is actually set in the 60s. And I don't mean from a realism point of view either. It looks and feels that bad, the effects are awful - admittedly this is kind of explained during the ending but for me it was still no excuse for shoddy physical effects. Amber Heard is actually okay in this but sadly the rest of the cast are rather unremarkable. The wonderful Jared Harris is definitely underused. The whole film relies on poor effects and predictable and rather pathetic jump scares that aren't even scary. The horror aspect of this film is sadly lacking.
I didn't see the ending coming, but even when it did this sort of storyline has been done in much bigger and better films. And the final scene was rather pathetic and obvious.
Overall a very poor return for John Carpenter.
This film might have been made in 2010, but it looks a lot more like it was filmed when the film is actually set in the 60s. And I don't mean from a realism point of view either. It looks and feels that bad, the effects are awful - admittedly this is kind of explained during the ending but for me it was still no excuse for shoddy physical effects. Amber Heard is actually okay in this but sadly the rest of the cast are rather unremarkable. The wonderful Jared Harris is definitely underused. The whole film relies on poor effects and predictable and rather pathetic jump scares that aren't even scary. The horror aspect of this film is sadly lacking.
I didn't see the ending coming, but even when it did this sort of storyline has been done in much bigger and better films. And the final scene was rather pathetic and obvious.
Overall a very poor return for John Carpenter.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated
Jun 21, 2019
The ward brings back john caperter but is it too late.
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I like the ward, dont get me wrong but its a good movie. It mess with you mind with twist and turns thought the movie. John carpenter comes back into the directors chair after almost 9 years gone after the failure of ghost of mars. John carpenter comes back into the pschological theme. This movie could of been more. Their are good parts in it, good jump scaries and amber heard was good. Other than that it was bad. Like i said it could of been more.
Horror fans should watch it, because in my mind it is a underrated horror film. Directed by a horror icon.
Horror fans should watch it, because in my mind it is a underrated horror film. Directed by a horror icon.
Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated
Jun 22, 2019
Nope
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What a simple movie. The acting and cinematography were very weak. The story had really good potential. Except for a few jump scares there's no "horror" to this one. The explanation at the end was completely unbelievable and just a little predictable. I think with better acting this would've been a much better movie. It's basically "Identity" in a psych ward, only not as good. Not worth a watch.
The Ward (2010) reviews from people you don't follow