Patient Seven (2016)
The film centers on Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist who has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. As Dr. Marcus interviews each patient, one by one the horrors they have committed begin to unfold. However, Dr. Marcus soon learns that there is one patient who ties them all together - Patient Seven.
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The Worst Film Ever
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
The movie is divided into segments that are horror themed. The plot summary listed is inaccurate. There is no true conclusion therefore it leaves you wanting more.
The low score (4. something as of 9-18-17) has got to be a matter of personal preferences since the acting, camera use, special effects, and storyline, are all presented well above the quality of an average independent or lower budget non Hollywood movie!! This film's story line is original. Each patient that comes before the doctor, has their own short story line, keeping the movie fresh, interesting and fast paced.I saw many familiar faces of soon to be stars, (two will be in Game Of Thrones in future years) and I agree with most reviewers who state that the acting is very adequate up to very well done.Any Horror fan who doesn't need the physical violence and bloody gore to consider a film a true horror will be very satisfied with this horror/thriller. There is a bit of blood/guts but certainly not the main focus which is how I prefer my movies.Any Thriller fan will enjoy this film and the twist at the end.
I can honestly say that this is the worst film I've ever seen in my life. The only reason I watched it till the end was due to the fact that the trailer gave me some hope! Dialogue was terrible, acting was terrible, story was terrible. It was a very very very poor mans shutter island.It's like the director got the most basic horror film elements (zombies, vampires, demons, murderers) and tried to cram them all into a 2 hour film.The whole mental institution idea and the patients being connected had the potential to be a really good film, but it was so poorly executed that it was actually embarrassing to watch.So many loose ends that were never tied up. I can't stress enough just how bad every aspect of this film is.
... but it's never fully realized.There were many things that could have been good - the patient "doctor" echoing the things he hears from the real doctor and making him his underling in his imagination was interesting and the style of several snippets too but even with these, more positive, aspects, I found issues in the execution. Like, why make that quick smash-cut to emphasize how he pretends to be the doctor? Was that needed? Do you think the audience is that stupid? Let it be an Easter Egg where people can discover more and more echoed behavior on repeat viewings. The snippets/ segments were also so very short - it's an almost 2 hour movie with lots of main plot and SEVEN small segments... It's just too much, you don't get invested in each story with so little time for each - and it doesn't help that most of them are incredibly generic, either.Then there are the things that just were never really good - the dialogue didn't seem amazing, and I am pretty sceptic about the mental health system aspect. Of course, I've never been to an institution for the criminally insane, but it still seems a bit harsh and counter-intuitive for people who have mental issues. The doctor was a horrible doctor - I doubt any psychiatrist would consistently treat his patients as he's apparently done. Last but not least, the title was a dead giveaway that the doctor would be patient number 7 - after seeing him with the first patient, I knew that yep, that would definitely be it.The last thing, that was probably the biggest issue, was that it wasn't really scary. It might have been if the overall level had been higher (and some of the mentioned issues had been fixed - like the too short segments) but it was more thriller than horror.--All in all, it's not horrible - there's potential in there, the acting isn't bad and the cinematography was okay but nothing really special. I probably won't watch it again, but it was fine for a lazy Sunday watch.Favourite segment: The one with the girl who wanted to bury her friend.Award: Fakest looking tree in existence in Alfie Allen's segment. Seriously, WTH? Also, dullest wooden stakes to ever be used against vampires. Buffy would be disappointed.