Unsane * * * 1/2
Unsane was written by a couple of screen writers who mostly do comedy. Certainly there are some comedic elements to this but it's mostly a menacing psycho thriller. It reminded me a little of A Cure for Wellness. For some reason, director Steven Soderberg decided he'd like to take it on.
I have always like Soderberg's directing but he has certainly pushed his sense of adventure with this film, choosing to shoot it on a mobile phone. You'd think that would make it unwatchable, but it actually comes up very well - it just looks a bit fish-eye.
A young woman finds herself forcibly committed to a mental hospital. It's revealed to us that the asylum is privately run and makes it's money by capturing patients and then plundering their health care insurance. She originally approached the hospital looking for counselling for her paranoia and short temper as she is recovering from the stress of being stalked by a crazy man. She signs forms and next thing she knows she has committed herself, having confessed to being a danger to herself and the community. But her troubles really begin when she discovers her stalker is on the inside with her.
It's a story that moves along quickly. It has plot holes galore and incidences that defy all logic, (including the obligatory basement scene) but you don't notice them till you come to your senses at the end of the film.
I don't know how this would have worked out with a lesser director, but Soderberg makes it work quite effectively, as does the lead actress Clair Foy (better known as Her Majesty Elizabeth from the TV Series The Crown).
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A young woman finds herself forcibly committed to a mental hospital. It's revealed to us that the asylum is privately run and makes it's money by capturing patients and then plundering their health care insurance. She originally approached the hospital looking for counselling for her paranoia and short temper as she is recovering from the stress of being stalked by a crazy man. She signs forms and next thing she knows she has committed herself, having confessed to being a danger to herself and the community. But her troubles really begin when she discovers her stalker is on the inside with her.
It's a story that moves along quickly. It has plot holes galore and incidences that defy all logic, (including the obligatory basement scene) but you don't notice them till you come to your senses at the end of the film.
I don't know how this would have worked out with a lesser director, but Soderberg makes it work quite effectively, as does the lead actress Clair Foy (better known as Her Majesty Elizabeth from the TV Series The Crown).
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