The Ward (2011)
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 69
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 47
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Average Rating: 3.9/10
Critic Reviews: 16
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 13
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A thriller centered on an institutionalized young woman (Amber Heard) who becomes terrorized by a ghost. -- (C) Arc Entertainment
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Cast
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Amber Heard
Kristin -
Danielle Panabaker
Sarah -
Mamie Gummer
Emily -
Lyndsy Fonseca
Iris -
Laura Leigh
Zoey -
Jared Harris
Dr. Stringer -
Sali Sayler
Tammy -
Susanna Burney
Nurse Lundt -
Dan Anderson
Roy -
Sean Cook
Jimmy -
Jillian Kramer
Ghost Alice -
Mark Chamberlin
Mr. Hudson -
Andrea Petty
Mrs. Hudson -
Tracey Schornick
Cop #1 -
Kent Kimball
Cop #2 -
Joseph O'Shaugnessy
Receptionist -
Patrick Treadway
2nd Floor Nurse -
Bev Holsclaw
Admitting Nurse -
Sydney Sweeney
Young Alice -
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All Critics (71) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (47) | DVD (4)
An aggressively plain spook story that favors jump moments over sustained tension and winds up falling back on a particularly tired twist.
Top CriticCarpenter has made his approximation of a cheap, twisty, shock-filled modern horror movie, and he has lost all but faint sighs of his minimalist swagger in the process.
The horror master's first film in nine years is not the comeback we had wished.
The shocks mostly consist of figures suddenly rising up in the background, or thunderclaps from a seemingly endless thunderstorm.
Carpenter's economical but mundane chiller is possessed more by previous ghoul-friend flicks than it is by his better work.
A dull, by-the-numbers psych-ward horror thriller that's sadly a lot closer in quality to "Sucker Punch" than "Shutter Island."
The Ward might not bode too well for Carpenter's come back, but he did do good things with what he had to work with (clichéd story and script).
John Carpenter has made his first unintentional comedy.
The Ward should send some chills down your spine, but it probably won't stay with you.
The Ward, while not stellar by any means, is absolutely worth your time.
The movie's fluidity of motion is intoxicating. It's hard to argue that the so-so material is up to [Carpenter's] highest standards, but it can also be easily forgiven, and even enjoyed.
The master who gave us "Halloween," one of the most terrifying films of all time, can't provoke more than a chill in "The Ward."
By no means a perfect film, but Carpenter has an unparalleled gift for constructing a sequence.
This is rusty 'Ghost of Mars' John Carpenter, not 'The Thing' John Carpenter -- and certainly not 'Halloween' John Carpenter.
While a disappointment, The Ward is by no means a complete dud.
Insanity you have to cooperate with.
May be the first ever Carpenter film that isn't immediately recognizable as such.
'Ward' Script Not Up to Carpenter's Standards
Genre veteran John Carpenter's sleekly professional ghost story is well-acted and directed but sadly derivative. Horror fans have seen it all before.
The combination of an excellent supporting cast and a pliable theme work to offset the sizable debits incurred by the often rote direction and seriously iffy ending.
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