The Ward (2011)

Just so...so bad

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost. The Ward is far from being one of John Carpenter's best films but it's also far from being one of his worst ones either. There's a very good and clever twist in the end plus the acting was really good by pretty much everyone especially Amber Heard. Now the scares did needed a bit more work for sure but there's some good horror moments like the one in the shower for example? But it did needed a bit more work for sure but 'The Ward' is still a clever and entertaining thriller. (8/10)

Just watch something else, trust me it's rubbish. ......................................

Carpenter is a master of cinema and I will not dwell ... On this movie you'll see a case of dissociative disorder with multiple personalities who is experienced in first person accompanying the protagonist in the progressive discovery of the truth of himself. What makes the film interesting and well done is precisely the process in which every veil lifted approaching albeit with some anxiety to the solution; while the film looks like a survival horror, as it is not absolutely a horror but a psychological thriller with some horror scenes but nothing particularly scary in my opinion. Instead prevails the atmosphere, the tension that permeates little or much every second of the film, and you know that here Carpenter is a master. In short, the film will be all the more appreciated as you seize the psychological subtleties of the plot. I liked it a lot.

Carpenter's most recent movie came after a whopping 10 year break from the filmmaking industry. Unfortunately, he needn't have bothered – The Ward is an uninspired and bland minor horror flick that has already been forgotten. It's a shame that after a decade waiting for John to get of his butt the resulting movie contains nothing Carpenter-esque and instead results to cheap jump scares, loud music and a plot twist that is borderline offensive to the viewer.It certainly could have been good – the plot involves an institutionalized young woman who becomes terrorized by spooks in the night– but the movie is clearly the product of an exhausted man well past his peak. The Ward is worth checking out if you're a die-hard Carpenter fan, but otherwise stay away. It's also the only film I've seen that manages to show a number of women showering nude…without any nudity. Unless you count partial side-boobs. But they're no fun. Boo, my friends. Boo, and if you will, hiss.Best Scene: Is there any positives to take from this film? Hmmm, the opening credits were good, I guess. And although you could see it coming from a mile away, the last second of the film scared-the-hell out of me.