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38 out of 100

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5.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Amber Heard, Danielle Panabaker, Mamie Gummer
  • Summary: In The Ward, Kristen, early 20’s, wakes to find herself bruised, cut, drugged and held against her will in a remote ward of a psychiatric hospital. She is disoriented and has no idea why she was brought to this place. The other patients in the ward, four equally troubled girls, offer no answers and Kristen quickly realizes things are not as they seem. At night, she becomes aware of a ghostly presence. It appears they are not alone. One-by-one the other girls begin to disappear and Kristen must find a way out of this hellish place before the ghost comes for her too. As she struggles to escape, she will uncover a truth far more dangerous and horrifying than anyone could have imagined. (FilmNation Entertainment)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 7 out of 18
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    Jul 5, 2011
    70
    While by no means a masterpiece of the form, John Carpenter's The Ward is an economical period piece that still effectively demonstrates what a skilled technician can accomplish in a single location with a compact cast and sturdy old-school effects.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    Jul 5, 2011
    60
    Fans excited to see John Carpenter back in bigscreen action after nine years' absence will find limited cause for joy in The Ward, a horror opus that briskly -- maybe too briskly -- charts ghostly doings at a nuthouse.
  3. New Orleans Times-Picayune
    Reviewed by: Mike Scott
    Jul 8, 2011
    38
    In the end, Carpenter offers a reasonably nice payoff to this whole misfire.

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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. BrandonBonasera
    5
    The film was good, until the ending ruined it, the ending was one of those endings that ruins the film altogether.
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  2. rotku
    4
    Poor movie, made worst by a ridiculous ending which has been done over and over in the past. There is no glossing over the fact that this has got to be one of the poorest movie I have seen in a long time (and I've watched some rubbish!!)… Expand
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  3. monsterocket
    3
    I had high hopes for this movie but inevitably avoided watching "The Ward" in theatres after reading so many negative reviews. Needless to say, I ended up renting for my own disappointing experience. Terrible character development and the supposed twist of an ending will likely be predictable for most. I give props to the makeup artists and for a few scenes that made me jump a bit but overall, Carpenter's latest flick failed to deliver. I would not recommend this movie to a friend and will avoid watching this in the future.… Expand
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