Subject Two

R

Released Jan 20, 2006

1 hr. 33 min.

Horror

Sci-Fi

List

55%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

47%

500+ Ratings

Audience Score

In a remote mountain cabin, Dr. Franklin Vick (Dean Stapleton) engages in a series of bizarre medical experiments. Employing a troubled medical student named Adam (Christian Oliver) as his assistant, he kills and revives the young man again and again to test a serum designed to restore life. However, what neither Adam or Vick have realized yet is that death sometimes has serious side effects.

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The positive reviews are baffling. The direction, with all of its odd and out of place close-ups and shooting angles, is distracting. The lead actors do not have the chops to handle the movie on their own, especially with the jumbled and uninteresting script. Even the beautiful scenery is not used to its potential with all of the close-ups. It is just a boring movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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I enjoyed this film. It's more of a thought provoking science fiction movie rather than a horror/thriller. The concept is very interesting and the end had a good twist to it. This was really good considering it was probably done with a lower budget than most. If your looking for horror or action...you probably won't like this film. *SPOILER* It seemed like every time subject 2 was killed and brought back he lost a piece of his soul when all along if the "Doctor" had just waited it out after the first resurrection...the negative side effects would've passed and the "subject" would've been fine. But the doctor was too busy trying to be God to actually allow the serum enough time to work correctly.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Frances H

Interesting indi scifi flick. Gorgeous mountain scenery.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/03/15

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150508: This movie was really looking good to me, for quite awhile. Loved the concept and the inhumane treatment of Adam was shocking. When the Professor makes his appearance it was a real let down. I did not find Thomas Buesch at all appropriate for the character. He just didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the film. Too bad as this film had/has a lot going for it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Talky, moody and slow-moving.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

looks like made for cable crap.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Philip Chidel

Director

Christian Oliver

Adam Schmidt

Dean Stapleton

Dr. Franklin Vick

Courtney Mace

Kate

Jurgen Jones

Hunter

Thomas Buesch

Professor

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There are big ideas nibbling around the edges of the screenplay, but the movie seems underwhelmed by its own startling material.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 14, 2006

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Bringing back the dead ... feels old hat by now, a feeling mitigated only in bits and pieces by this decently crafted plod.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 13, 2006

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Robert Koehler

Variety

Even if it overplays its ghoulish central concept, Subject Two honorably reps the neglected cerebral horror sub-genre.

Jan 23, 2006

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

O curioso roteiro passa perto de algumas boas questões filosóficas, abandonando-as por aparente falta de ambição. Ainda assim, prende a atenção até o fim; não com suspense, mas com seus personagens.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2006

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Andy Mauro

Dread Central

Subject Two makes for an oddly inert viewing experience.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 19, 2006

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Rated: 3.5/5

May 6, 2006

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Synopsis

In a remote mountain cabin, Dr. Franklin Vick (Dean Stapleton) engages in a series of bizarre medical experiments. Employing a troubled medical student named Adam (Christian Oliver) as his assistant, he kills and revives the young man again and again to test a serum designed to restore life. However, what neither Adam or Vick have realized yet is that death sometimes has serious side effects.

Director: Philip Chidel
Screenwriter: Philip Chidel
Production Co: Cardiac Pictures, Chabo Films
Rating: R (Language|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 2006, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017

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