What the heck happened to John Carpenter? Hard to believe that the man who brought us HALLOWEEN, THE FOG, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and THE THING also brought us PRINCE OF DARKNESS, VAMPIRES and ESCAPE FROM LA. THE WARD clearly falls in the latter category.
It would've been boring back in the 70's but if you compare it to films like THE RING or SAW, it looks amateurish. It's clear Carpenter lost it a long time ago and will never get it back.
Compare this script to Brian DePalma's RAISING CAIN. One has fun with the plot of split personalities while the other is dreary, leaden and stale.
Film's not worth watching. Carpenter should call it a day. Film has past him by. This film is embarrassingly bad.
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