pepekwa Quality horror movies that don't rely on mountains of gore/blood or state of the art CGI effects are rare nowadays as a lot of the work is taken out of the director's hand.Director Jaume Balagueró does a terrific job here building the suspense. Calista Flockhart clearly chooses her roles very carefully and she was part of an excellent cast.I don't know if this was an actual old hospital or just a well created set but this definitely added to the whole effect, you could almost anticipate the creaking and crumbling that was going to happen.And people could relate to a lot of things here spiritually, the whole life death conundrum and everyone knows stories of misdoings in hospitals back in the day, the director skilfully conjures this all up together, the only slight disappointment is the dead nurse herself. While, i'm pleased fx here were at a minimum, she looked like she had been cobbled together by one of the children!That doesn't detract in anyway from an excellent modern suspense horror movie

harveyrock12 Wow as I got this in a triple pack box-set I was not expecting such a great horror flick, now what usually makes me scared are the shock horror jumpy moments, this really didn't have many yet I was still shocked and quite scared by the appearance of Charlotte in the end. The "mechanical girl" phrase was used to good use to lay out the plot, I especially liked it because its what a young girl or boy would call her and it really plays tricks on your mind. The acting was brilliant , and it holds onto one of the greatest plots in modern horror, think a remake should be made , and i think it should be made into one of the extreme horrors of nowadays , well one of the horror films were it really pushes the boundaries. Now that would be an amazing film.Its an amazing film and will certainly scare you a lot , this film doesn't need cheap scares or jumps , its a whole new world.

jimmy_cawthorne Well what can i say about this movie ? IT IS A LITTLE GEM OF A MOVIE.A proper ghost story.I have seen a lot of horror movies in my time but i find it hard to think of another movie that delivers.The only one i can think of is THE CHANGELING.Its directed by Jaume Balaguero and stars Calista Flockhart, Richard Roxburgh and Elena Anaya.The movie is set in a run down children's hospital on the Ilse of Whight.A night nurse starts her new job trying to take care of a group orphaned sick children.But something evil resides in the hospital, determined not to let any of the children to leave.I don't want to say much more about this movie but watch for the twist at the end.A true little gem of a movie and one not to miss.I gave this movie 8 out 10.

neil-upto11 It's just too darn slow. The first 60 minutes bump along with just a vague notion that 'something's up at the hospital'.The film borrows heavily from some basic themes in Japanese horror stories and, as a result, does alright: even going so far as presenting children in serious distress which is pretty bold for a non-Japanese movie.Flockhart is adequate but it's always a bit cringeworthy when an American is crowbarred into a British/European cast for commercial reasons.All in all, not brilliant but a few decent chills.