Stonehearst Asylum (2014)

The young doctor Newgate, stumbling in from the cold, introduces himself outside the gates of the isolated and ominous towering buildings of the Stonehearst Asylum, eager to observe and learn.

And receives much more than he bargained for.

The good doctor quickly discovers the central secret of Stonehearst early in the plot, and must then painfully confront a complicated question: Are the patients better off at the hands of doctors who are attempting to 'cure' through sadistic means, or would their world be a better place if ruled by one of their own compassionate (and thoroughly mad) unfortunates?

Silas Lamb, the storys' antagonist, is brought to life as only Ben Kingsly can do it. Silas is confident and driven, and has the specter of a man filled with seething anger that rages just under the surface. When he looks at you, you freeze. When he talks, you listen. When he yells, you shake.

The story all by itself would have made an exceptional book. For me, experiencing the same in a movie stunts some of that imagination that can only be provided in print. For a couple examples, I found Dr. Newgates' character annoyingly wimpy. In most scenes, he looks as if he might break down and cry at any moment. Just not quite enough machismo to qualify as the hero with adequate taste.

The sets inside the asylum rubbed me wrong, too. While historically accurate (as far as I know), they are visually over-the-top and a bit cartoonish looking. I got the feeling I was experiencing a multi-million dollar ride at Disney Land, not an actual place as it would genuinely appear and feel with gas-lighting and coal-fired heat in the middle of a brutal winter season.

All in all a good bet, great character developments and a final twist at the end that left me satisfied.

Fmovies: A thriller film that's not quite as insane as its premise. This film has some big name stars in it and their performances really pay off and make the movie more entertaining and interesting to watch. Even though there might be some irritating moments with the main character at first but it did wrap up quite well in its twist ending with some humorous moments along the way as well. There are one or two GORY scenes but the film itself is not trying to be gory so don't expect any of that as well as the SCARE. Overall, this is an entertaining thriller flick with great cast and nice twisted concept and ending that will leave you satisfy enough if you didn't go in with high expectation in the first place. >>B-<<

Stonehearst Asylum is an excellent movie.

It has so many great actors in it. They all played their parts wonderfully.

It was suspenseful, intriguing, dramatic, thrilling and in a way horrifically ironic.

I guess that does describe Poe, who wrote the story.

It has an interesting twist at the end, which I didn't expect, and I am always looking for a twist.

However, the twist was refreshing, even sardonic which is rare these days.

This is a tight film. You won't find yourself looking at your phone, ever.

Hence, I highly recommend it.

9 out of 10.

Stonehearst Asylum fmovies. I just saw this movie last night...I loved it.

I was a little skeptical at first, I'm not into this kind of movies, but I'm glad I watched it. It was never what I expected of it, I was sure that I know what will happens only to be blown away every single time.

As for the end, lol, it was funny and more than good.

I do not understand why it says that it will come out in November...because I've seen it last night and it's still October.

I gave it a 10, because it's been a long time since I've seen a movie where I can't figure it out what will happen in the next scene or how it will end.

I guess the IMDb rating is not anymore relevant for the quality of the movies nowadays. back then, prior to 2005, it was a good sign of distinguishing good movies from the crap, but not anymore. I guess IMDb authorities have to find ways to prevent organised efforts leading to high/low rating of the movies in their website. I have been already a victim of false ratings ,i.e. Chef, but now I read only the reviews before I watch a movie.

Having this movie below 7, I thought I should double think about watching it. but after reading some reviews here I gave it a go and can't regret a single minute of it. the movie theme is strong, characters are well-cooked and beautifully directed. I would have normally given it 7/10, cause I gave 10/10 only to very brilliant movies like "Edge of tomorrow", "Minority report", "Forest Gump", "Brave heart", etc. however, after seeing the rating of this movie in par or lower than some recent craps, I decided to give it 9/10.

It is a good movie which makes you feel good about spending 2 hours of your life for watching it.

Surprisingly smart movie. My eyes were glued to the screen. I wanted to watch it again right after I saw it. It has a bit of a "Shutter Island" feel to it, however the only things similar are Ben Kingsley, a Mental institution, suspense, spoilers, a script and story that keeps you pleasantly confused, and solid acting. I was unsure whether or not I wanted to watch this movie because of middle-of-the-road reviews. I'm a serious film freak, and maybe I disagree with critics on movies with style and substance that are THIS original. I gave movies like "Cloud Atlas," "Snowpiercer," "Inception," 9 of 10 ☆s. If you love unique films with plot twists, you'll like "Stonehearst Asylum!"