Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

ShangLuda Admirable film.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

adonis98-743-186503 An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost. The Ward is far from being one of John Carpenter's best films but it's also far from being one of his worst ones either. There's a very good and clever twist in the end plus the acting was really good by pretty much everyone especially Amber Heard. Now the scares did needed a bit more work for sure but there's some good horror moments like the one in the shower for example? But it did needed a bit more work for sure but 'The Ward' is still a clever and entertaining thriller. (8/10)

BA_Harrison 1966: after burning down a farmhouse, a mentally troubled girl (Amber Heard) is sent to a psychiatric hospital for rehabilitative treatment; there, she discovers that the spirit of a previous patient is stalking the building, seeking revenge on those who wronged her.John Carpenter proves further that his best days are well behind him with The Ward, a film that, while no means terrible, offers very little to enthuse about. Ghostly goings-on in a psychiatric ward offer plenty of opportunity for serious chills, but Carpenter seems to be going through the motions, delivering very little genuine suspense and terror but plenty of cheap scares (a CGI spook providing the frights), along with just a smidge of gore. It's formulaic and instantly forgettable nonsense, not helped by a bland performance from star Heard, whose acting skills aren't on a par with her looks.To further illustrate the lack of fresh ideas, Carpenter wraps up his film with a twist that recalls the John Cusack mystery/horror Identity, and closes with one more jump scare for good measure.5/10.

hellholehorror It looked stunning and had great suspense and tension. They found new and interesting ways of creating jump scares which I loved. The characters were pretty dull and couldn't carry the moments between the fear. I really did't like the ending and generally found it unoriginal but worth watching for the scares.

FabulousFeline I was never scared in this film. This was due to it's lacking in basic horror techniques which have proved to be effective through past films. John Carpenter's own Halloween (1978) definitely carried far more tension than this film ever could, instead of being over reliant on a huge quantity of mindless jump scares. The film follows a violent young woman into a mental hospital where she is haunted by a ghost. Although it is better than it sounds, it isn't a remarkably intriguing story by any means. Eventually my intrigue was struck however nearing the end of the film, where is soon attempts to fall back on a twist ending which. Although not entirely predictable, it does feel unoriginal and unsurprising. The ending did however give slight gratification to the time I have given this film, although (despite it's already short run time) fails to restrict an unfortunate amount of filler. This is not to say no one will like, enjoy, or be frightened by this film. Surly however anyone who finds this film scary is far from familiar with the horror genre as a whole, as they may learn some day that this isn't as horrifying as they thought.