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Asylum (2007)

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A college student discovers her dorm was once a notorious asylum.

R, 5 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

Ethan Lawrence

Jul 15, 2008

20th Century Fox

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All Critics (2) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)

[An] utterly inept follow-up horror of a horror film by Snakes [on a Plane] director David R. Ellis.

December 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | Comment
Orlando Sentinel
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A sort of cross between Stay Alive and Session 9, with a healthy smear of down-market horror moves copped from '80s-era DIY flicks that never made it off of VHS.

January 28, 2009 Full Review Source: Shared Darkness | Comment
Shared Darkness

No amount of lowered expectations can disguise what a piece of junk [Asylum] is.

December 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Metromix.com | Comment
Metromix.com
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Formulaic and, eventually, just silly.

October 17, 2008
Beefy
Steve K

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The killer is a ghost who can teleport, disappear and reappear, but to defeat him, you can stab him, burn him, or do anything to him that would also harm a flesh and blood human being. I'm all for the cheap thrills of cheesy "dead teenager" flicks, but if I'm thinking about logic in a movie like this, then the

August 3, 2008
MovieGeek13

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