craigjpay-146-379244 Nothing like going into something blind and having it blow your socks off. This is some emotionally brutal stuff, the last film to kick me in guts like this was Session 9 (which this shares some DNA with, along with The Babadook, The Shining and, peculiarly, Withnail & I). Leo Bill's performance seemed a little too mannered at first, but I bought into it after a little while, from there on in it felt devastatingly authentic. Bleak as it undoubtedly is, director Simon Rumley balances tragedy and comedy so perfectly that it often blurs the line between the two, had he not nailed that balancing act so completely, I might not have got through the brisk 79 minute running time without wanting to go outside and lay down in the road. Really, really excellent stuff, going to have to give Rumley's follow up Red, White and Blue a look now.

samkan You've not seen a film like this one! If you're a strict horror fan you should love this flick. I certainly did. I thought it super horrific and, at times, suspenseful too. The fast-motion "schizophrenic" sequences were terrific, by which I mean scary as hell! The acting was brilliant. The score -or lack of it- fit perfectly. The anti-psychotic drug rituals were unnerving! I, frankly, found myself giggling at how much fun I was having!But wait a moment! A number of the user reviews herein didn't see an entertaining horror show but rather a sordid tragedy, albeit appreciating it much on that level. Such reviewers seem to want to make me feel guilty for having had so much fun with the film. Shame on me for not being compassionate regarding the mentally ill. I apologize to them. I want to help them. Here users, take these pills. Take more. The more you take the better you are. Don't worry, you cannot get sick. Why, you cannot die. See, you cannot even bleed. There (swack) you're not even bleeding. Stand up! I'm the Man of the House! Sawackathupps-ugga-ugga AHHHHHHHHHHH!

reeves2002 I first heard about this film by reading a very brief description in a magazine about new DVD releases.The cover art was captivating and dark.At first I thought it was a ghost story or some other type of horror movie before I realized it was a psychological drama. I especially liked Leo Bells acting playing a very mentally challenged young man.He moves in a unique way because of the characters mental state. The super fast motion of the son off his medication gave me an adrenalin rush.It was effective but hard on the eyes.It was a nice contrast to all the other characters in their normal state moving slowly through life.It seemed very isolated and lonely in that big mansion and I could see why the father needed a break from it all and left.Also convincing was Kate Fahy playing the disabled mother.The movie had it's share of confusing moments. Just when you think it's over it starts over and you are not sure if what happened actually did or if it was a dream or delusion.One minute the wife is confined to a bed and the next she is playing caregiver to James.And at times it's hard to tell whether it's James who is ill or his father Donald as it flashes between 2 different reality's.Or it is years later and an aging Donald is remembering his past.I will have to watch it again to try and figure it out better.

real_hiflyer I thought this movie was great, A lot of people commented on it falling short of the 'horror' genre, but I don't think it was ever meant to be one. Watch it as a tragic drama, and these disappointments fade. I think Leo Bill did a fantastic job and I felt drawn into his character even further by the camera's exceptional use as he moves about the house. I don't want to spoil anything, so suffice to say it was a well acted movie with great camera-work, an exceptional cast and the overlying doom which permeated throughout the movie drew me in sometimes - enough to identify with some the universal aspects of the story and at times feel a shudder through my back, more so than any 'horror' show I've seen in the last few years.