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6.1/10 • 2.3K

2003-11-211h 38m

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Because someone is dead doesn't mean they're gone.

After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey —but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.

Directors
Mathieu Kassovitz
Writters
Sebastian Gutierrez
Editors
Yannick Kergoat

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Halle Berry

    Halle Berry

    Miranda Grey

  2. Robert Downey Jr.

    Robert Downey Jr.

    Pete Graham

  3. Charles S. Dutton

    Charles S. Dutton

    Douglas Grey

  4. John Carroll Lynch

    John Carroll Lynch

    Sheriff Ryan

  5. Bernard Hill

    Bernard Hill

    Phil Parsons

  6. Penélope Cruz

    Penélope Cruz

    Chloe Sava

  7. Dorian Harewood

    Dorian Harewood

    Teddy Howard

  8. Bronwen Mantel

    Bronwen Mantel

    Irene

  9. Kathleen Mackey

    Kathleen Mackey

    Rachel Parsons

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John Chard

Oct 8, 2015

6/10

Time to wash away your sins. Whilst hardly being a very good horror film, it's not exactly the stinker some would have you believe. The problems with it are that it becomes overblown, after initially pulsing away as a very moody and atmospherically tight spooker, set to a superbly eerie asylum backdrop, it gets away from itself in the final third. The makers never quite grasp the concept of keeping the mystery aspects of the plot still cloaked in scary tints. Tech credits are dandy, though an impressive cast list are not asked to stretch themselves. It's not ever overtly frightening and lacks suspense in some key areas, but there's still enough of a creepy vibe here to not waste the time of first time viewers. Repeat viewing prospects, though? Unlikely. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$40,000,000.00
Revenue
$141,591,324.00
Keywords
darknessinsanitymarried couplecar crashconfusionmurderpsychiatric hospitalmemory lossmental institutionmedicationmental patientmental illnessvengeful ghostpsychoticdeath of husbandfemale psychiatristrepressed memoryaccused of murderdesperatemanipulated womanpawnmurdered husbandco-workerbewilderedsurprise-endingparanormal phenomenoncriminal psychologist