Really not bad


Another 1970s 'lunatics are running the asylum' horror. A young nurse arrives at the very secluded Stephens Sanitarium to take up a new position. On arrival she's shocked to find Dr Stephens was recently killed by a patient. He left no paperwork regarding his decision to hire a new nurse, but his successor allows her to join the staff as previously arranged. The policy of the institute is that rather than try to combat patients' compulsions and conditions, they let them play them out freely in the hope that they'll just 'snap out of it'! On top of that, to encourage a feeling of 'family and trust', all patient bedrooms are on the same floor as those of the staff and there are no locks on anybody's doors! I mean, what could possibly go wrong? 😂 It's very low budget, but it's pretty well acted. Rosie Holotik who plays the nurse was a Playboy model just 14 months before (this is only her second acting role; she made just one film after this), and is weaker than the rest, but even she gives it a good go. Nice twist as well - one of those you know you should have seen coming but somehow didn't! 6/10

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