Wednesday, January 1, 2025

The Devil's Chair (2007)

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Patient Nick (Andrew Howard), living in a mental institution, is released into the care of a psychiatrist (David Gant) and must return to the scene of the crime that put him away four years earlier. The film starts out strong, with an unlikeable protagonist, good practical gore effects, and some really terrible computer animated effects, but it tends to drag here and there, with the lead character finally breaking the fourth wall. Much has been written about the film literally insulting the horror fan, but some of us in the community have thicker skins than that. The finale is ugly, and the final shot only led to more questions. I was giving it a very good rating, up until those last few minutes.

Stats:
(2007) 91 min. (* 1/2) out of five stars
-Directed by Adam Mason
-Written by Adam Mason, Simon Boyes
-Cast: Andrew Howard, Louise Griffiths, David Gant, Elize du Toit, Matt Berry, Pollyanna Rose, Graham Riddell, Olivia Hill, Nadja Brand, Eric M. Breiman, Gary MacKay, Paul Sweeney
(Unrated)- Strong physical violence, sexual violence, strong gore, strong profanity, sexual references, strong adult situations, drug abuse, alcohol and tobacco use.



You Stupid Man (2002)

* Get the film on Amazon here * They are here: beautiful New Yorkers who never work and have great one-liners at the ready- characters who...