The film opens with a nurse (Eliza Taylor) in a creepy building getting a needle to her eye. During the opening credits we discover a nurse is missing. The headlines also tell us Dr. Roget (Charles Dance) is genius and a "Dr. Frankenstein" when it comes to treating comas. He has a clinic in said creepy building. Kathy (Sharni Vinson) is the replacement nurse. She works for Cassidy (Rachel Griffiths) the stereotypical stern matron who is also Roget's daughter. She also works with Nurse Williams (Peta Sergeant) who likes her vices. Rumor is Cassidy's husband killed himself to get away from her. She tells Kathy her "pay is minimal, hours abdominal, and termination without notice."
There are about a dozen patients with involuntary spitter Patrick (Jackson Gallagher) being a special case. Kathy takes an interest in Patrick as it appears he is not really comatose. However, he only responds to Kathy, a woman who has issues. It appears Patrick is taking over her life.
This is a good little Australian horror/thriller. It is not really a mystery, but has mystery elements. Horror aspect smartly builds with the standard opening teaser.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Sharni Vinson, Simone Buchanan)
There are about a dozen patients with involuntary spitter Patrick (Jackson Gallagher) being a special case. Kathy takes an interest in Patrick as it appears he is not really comatose. However, he only responds to Kathy, a woman who has issues. It appears Patrick is taking over her life.
This is a good little Australian horror/thriller. It is not really a mystery, but has mystery elements. Horror aspect smartly builds with the standard opening teaser.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Sharni Vinson, Simone Buchanan)