Video Capsule Review

SESSION 9 (2002)

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Rated: R; Video Release Date: Feb 26, 2002; Genres: Horror, Thriller; With: David Caruso, Brendan Sexton III, Josh Lucas and Peter Mullan; Distributor: USA Films

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By Scott Brown

Scott Brown

Scott Brown writes the Hit List for EW and is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio -- he has the tote bag to prove it

Never in horror history has such deliciously atmospheric dread been squandered on such poorly developed characters and plotlines. The premise looks great on paper: An asbestos-removal team tackles an abandoned mental hospital, only to fall prey to -- what? Its resident demons? Their own? Session aims for creepy ambiguity, but ends up floundering in vaguesville. There's more drama -- no joke -- in watching the paint peel off the leprous walls of the institution; the old pile should fire its agent. It really deserved a better movie.

Posted Mar 01, 2002

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