Director: Alexandre Courtes
Writers: S. Craig Zahler, Jerome Fansten
In Theaters: May 4, 2012 (USA)
Running Time: 85 minutes
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Cast: Anna Skellern, Rupert Evans, Dave Legeno
Synopsis:
George and his co-workers are band members and at the same time work part-time as cooks at an asylum for those insane criminals. They have the misfortune of getting locked in at the asylum together with the inmates during a thunderstorm. Horrifying events will unravel inside the asylum.
Reaction:
If you highly appreciate gory films, then you might like this one. Asylum Blackout is originally entitled The Incident. Anyway, this film is almost shot entirely inside a well structured building deemed to be as the asylum. The characters varied greatly. There were those criminally insane individuals and those ruggedly looking cooks. Acting wise, they all perform just fine, nothing much remarkable. I could feel the helplessness of those cooks. They have nothing else to do except to survive when those insane people start killing each other. I like the fact how the director made the lead roles act smarter. They are smart enough to hide from those vicious criminals and to ask for help. In addition, good thing that the director did not forget to mention that the story took place in 1989 in which cell phones are not commonly used at that time. So, it justifies the plot of the story.
The ending may come as a surprise to some viewers. However, I see it as a normal reaction after facing severe horrifying experience. My rating for this film is 5 out of 10. I have seen gorier and more horrifying films with better plot. Still, I would say that this film has definitely entertained me and made me glued on every scene.
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