Fragile

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BRizz 2 @TheMovieSearch Jun 23 Fragile (2005), starring Calista Flockhart, is what I’d call an okay horror movie. It’s not terrible by any means, but it’s definitely not something I’d go out of my way to watch again. The premise follows the spiritual unrest of a ghost who’s angry about something from the past and starts taking revenge on the people currently working and staying in a hospital. It’s got that classic “haunted hospital” vibe, but it never fully delivers on the intensity or depth that it sets up. The biggest issue with this movie is its structure. Almost all the important backstory gets crammed into the third act, and by then, it feels rushed and a little too convenient. That information would’ve been way more effective if it had been discovered gradually—setting it up in Act One, exploring it more in Act Two, and saving the final punch for the end. Instead, the movie makes us wait for nearly everything and then dumps it all at once before rushing to the conclusion. As for Calista Flockhart, she does a decent job. She clearly worked with what she was given, and I can’t fault her performance. But the script itself has a lot of issues—it’s full of plot holes and confusing transitions. Scenes jump from one moment to the next without much logic or connection, and instead of guiding the audience, the film leaves us guessing in ways that don’t feel intentional or clever—just lazy. There are some creepy visuals and eerie moments, and the setting itself has potential, but it never really leans into the horror enough to be memorable. It kind of floats in the middle—too tame to be truly scary, too messy to be considered solid psychological horror. All in all, Fragile isn’t the worst horror movie I’ve seen, but it’s far from great. If you’re just looking for something random and ghostly to throw on, maybe give it a shot. Otherwise, there are better haunted hospital stories out there. See more Jan 13 Good atmospherics and a strong late 2000s vibe for sure, and a decent story with some depth and mystery, as well, but it has a tendency to melodramatics in its plot and heavy handedness in its stylistic choices, particularly with regard to its soundtrack. Calista Flockhart does well overall. See more Tommy D Dec 25 I think this movie is good. I not understand hate reserved for this movie See more prawnda s 01/26/2023 decently entertaining, some of the writing and acting were pretty good, but the ending made no sense. See more Valerii Ege D 01/17/2023 Fragile is one of my golden list movies. I watched this masterpiece when I was young and couldn't forget. This year I watched it again for study purposes and realized that it was much better than I remember. The narrative still haunts me sometimes. Its structure is the reason why I become a horror movie buff. And I probably got the idea that horror movie characters should be intelligent after this brilliant thriller. This movie should be accepted as a definition of a solid horror-mystery and should study in schools. How it is directed, how they used the kids, how they created a chilling second floor, and how they didn't over-edited the film with unnecessary cuts is a lesson to all movie directors. A must-watch. See more 05/08/2022 What the hell was up with this movie? It keeps the troupe of the only character to die onscreen (and most brutally) was the Black guy for absolutely so story reason but to galvanize the main character and then a child kisses an adult at the end (WITH NO PLOT BASIS) because a "princess must be saved with a love kiss??" It was borderline pedophilic and quite strange. It also offered so little backstory as to why the nurse was so obsessed with one patient that she fractured her bones, wore her braces, and killed herded while naked. This was rotten. The undertones were disgusting. And the shift where all of the characters suddenly indulge the main character was unfounded. Mostly well filmed and high camera quality, but don't watch this weird shit. Please See more Read all reviews

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