missleenia I rate this high. All the acting was excellent. I know this movie was based on a book and they did a great job bringing it to life (even though I haven't read it). This really is a Christian message. It's so crazy and amazing. It's hard for me to find a good movie. What intrigued me was the phychiatrists persistence on his way of curing his patients which was viewed as very egotistical. His lack of belief in God caused him to be in what I'd say a testing phase for a chance to believe.The condition of the crazy house was hard to swallow (lol) but again him trying to save that girl when she stood near the window where there was immense light. Still he would not believe in a God or devil. The devil played the part very well, even by bringing up the garden of eden, asking doc. of his beliefs, he woulnt budge. Still the doctor would not get this place and Satan was getting under his skin but it wasn't till the end he finally believed. This movie was watched multiple times because each time something else would pop up I missed on. His wife and daughter were edging to get to him. How about that janitor? I definitely think his role was to save his soul. The doctor was a good man with no belief in God though which hurt his soul.Really good movie, each time I watch I find some clue. Put out part 2! That would be awesome! Nothing beats the power of God!

Pie CatLady Never watched "E.R" so this was my first experience with Eriq La Salle, very satisfying. Michael Beach was familiar from "Third Watch" where he played a likable, intelligent doctor, as he does in this film. Ty Adams, the controversial and outwardly over-confident psychiatrist, claims to "cure" mental illness without drugs. His outward egotism covers deep neuroses of fear and self-doubt, especially since his drug-free treatment resulted in the suicides of his daughter-patient, and then his devastated wife. Ty soon finds himself in conflict with Dr. Delazo (Ronny Cox), the passionless director of the mental hospital. Stress increases exponentially when Ty is assigned a new patient, the Man who calls himself Satan (Eriq La Salle). Satan seems competent, not psychotic, and he volunteered for treatment because he wants a soul. Outwardly charming and perceptive, Satan is compellingly honest yet marvelously deceptive. Every confrontation reveals a different incarnation in appearance and affect. Satan slowly strips Ty of his self-deceptions, revealing his inner demons and inability to cope. The last scenes took me by surprise, as each character is revealed in demonic form, and Ty's protestations don't save him from the fate he chose for himself. This film will stand on its strengths of characterization and theme even when the twists are no longer a shock.

lytebludove At the very start of the movie when he was trying to enter the gates of hades or sedah hospital he was going to leave but a bottle stopped he from leaving by flattening his tire.Then he sees his wife and his daughter in his room, the daughter wants to set a place from her father but the mother said that Adams was not going to come. So i am assuming that the wife and daughter where already in heaven.it makes sense to me now y the hospital was always hot. "The Man" Eriq La Salle was just one of the many formsms of the devil. As you watch you'll notice you never see The Man and Dr. Delazo in the same place at the same time. do not believe that sinbad was an angel because he was also show in the last scene when all the patiences were around the devil. i think sinbad was just another person who was also in hell and just wanted to help Dr.Adams so Adams wouldn't have to go though the same damnation as himself ." Helping you out brother to bother" as Sinbad puts it. When Dr. Adam researched The man all his finger prints belonged to evil people which were the souls he collected and one finger was blank. i believe that it was for Dr. Adam. Patiences Sins Lupa- Whore Cheryl- Suicide suzanne- Promiscuity Mandell- questioning religion Mr. Brennan- Running from things Selden- Having sex with mother Mr. Tobin-wanting to be a woman so bad he sold his soul Ms. Aslee- Murdering her husband I only have one question why were all the pictures on all the walls tilted?? the message at the end of the movie was good. they showed of the camaras and it was basically saying becareful what u do because their always watching!!!!!

beckibeetle I just watched Crazy as Hell and am completely baffled and not a little frustrated. I do not understand the ending at all. I really enjoyed the movie; the acting was excellent and the plot was compelling, even though the state hospital setting was implausible in that they are nowhere near as nice, patients can't smoke inside, can't have a lot of personal belongings all over, neckties, sharp things, etc. At least not in Washington State. Even so, it was a thoroughly engaging movie up until the last ten minutes when I became totally lost. If anyone can explain what happened, please email me and/or post a comment. *****spoiler***** Help, please explain: was the Doc really in hell the whole time, or was it a test which he failed and went to hell when he let Satan escape? Was Satan's mother the same being, changing forms, or were they two separate entities? What was the point of the Lupa character, and the custodian (Sinbad) character?