Remake of the 1978 Australian horror of the same name, the film makes a few appropriate changes to add atmosphere and thrill. Such as setting it on a secluded coast and adding a startling, albeit pointless opening scene. As an Australian production it casts mostly from its own continent, excluding the distinguished Charles Dance. The new attendant Kathy (Sharni Vinson) brings us to a coma patient clinic run by a motivated madman (Dance) whose archaic experiments on handsome Patrick not only set off a doomed love story but a telekinetic conclusion. The skilled camerawork is a highlight but this isn't surprising as director Mark Hartley is known more as a cinematographer. Vinson and Dance bring the genre title some acting substance but a score wrought with horror cliches and a poorly arranged ending spoil the effective first half.
2½ handjob choruses out of 5
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