Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Spikeopath Fragile (AKA: Fragiles) is directed by Juame Balaguero who also co- writes the screenplay with Jordi Galceran. It stars Calista Flockhart, Elena Anaya, Yasmin Murphy, Richard Roxburgh and Colin McFarlane. Music is by Roque Banos and cinematography by Xavi Gimenez.Mercy Falls Children's Hospital, Isle of White, soon to be closed down and currently only housing the last few child patients and a skeleton crew of staff.. It is also home to something else, something sinister up on the second floor…apparently.Supernatural spooker involving kids in peril, Fragile is quintessentially a ghost story movie for the undemanding like minded film fan looking for chills, jumps and atmosphere abound. Those in search of something new thrown on to the haunted building table are advised to steer clear, for in spite of a somewhat bonkers finale, where hospital apocalypse is the order of the day, this stays safely on the well trodden path.Yet when done well enough clichés are not a problem, such is the case here. Flockhart's nurse has mental anguish in her past which she inevitably has to exorcise, and naturally she's going to be the heroine in some shape or form, we know this as she's the American come to the Isle of White to work, a new start. However, it's a nicely drawn characterisation that engages when the bond between nurse and one particularly troubled child is fully born.With the back drop that of a Gothic hospital (exteriors really Bearwood College in Berkshire, England), complete with a closed ward straight out of Session 9, atmosphere is well maintained by Balaguero, and of course whenever there are sick and dying kids involved there's always a deep sadness dripped into film. The scares range from standard things that go clang in the night, lifts and beds that come to life, and edge of the seat inducing walks around dead silent parts of the hospital. Then there's that ending…The story involving the reason for the haunting is a neat one, unfortunately the entity in its realisation is not. We are introduced to something monstrous, but it belongs in a different movie, perhaps a Clive Barker inspired one in fact. Some will (and already do) find it very freaky, but I feel it goes a bit away from the traditional ghost movie flavours previously sprinkled throughout the picture. However, there's a genuine surprise at film's closure, where not reverting to formula type is a major bonus.Derivative? Yes more often than not. Good time assured for fans of haunted house like mysteries? Absolutely! 7/10

GL84 While working on the night-shift at a soon-to-be-dismantled children's hospital, a nurse finds that the mysterious accidents towards the children patients left behind are caused by the ghost still lurking within its walls and tries to stop its rampage to get them to safety.This turned out to be a rather frustrating but ultimately quite rewarding ghost story. This was all built around the film's enjoyable atmosphere more than anything here as it's certainly a lot better once it got going. This was helped along by decent hauntings that are pretty nicely done, from the first encounter in the MRI machine that opens this on a strong note, the series of flash- visions that put the idea of the ghost in the staff's viewpoint and finally the stellar sequence of the ghost causing the destruction of the room around a victim and causing the breaking of their bones before the savage final attack that's incredibly shocking and brutal. These make it fun as we're helped along with the inclusion of some rather fun and somewhat chilling set-pieces when the ghost finally comes out of hiding and starts to interact with the cast at the end, as the attacks get far more intensive featuring the encounter down in the basement or the stellar encounter trying to get them out which brings about the great fun of the sequences down in the crumbling hallway trying to finally combat the ghost as well as get out alive. With the film's incredibly European sense to make children not only a target but to portray violence against, it gives that distinctive feel that anything can and probably will happen which is always fun in these kinds of efforts, there's a lot to like here which holds this up over its flaws. The biggest issue here is with its rather pedestrian and snail-like pacing makes for an incredibly slow-going effort that really doesn't get anything generated in terms of interest for long periods of time during the middle section. There's nothing chilling or creepy about the investigations into the area's past or her own personal demons as it really ends up pushing the ghostly action out of this section of the film in favor of the bland drama. On top of that, there's also the film's issue here with the type of set-ups here which are certainly nothing new or really should be done in this manner since they're so CGI-heavy, and although the action presented far improves the situation rather than knock it down, but it's still hard to get past how clichéd the past-paced action really is. It's certainly not all that bad at all as these are the main things holding it down.Rated R: Graphic Language, Violence, children-in-jeopardy and violence-against-children.

Colin Murphy After watching two terrible horror movies recently, I am glad I watched this movie, I thought I was having bad luck. This is a different taste of modern life and of modern movies as this does not contain your drastic over-the-top soundtrack, your cringe-worthy acting or your blood-spewing script. Instead this delivers solid scores across all three.So the story? As it states, it's focused around a nurse who starts a new job in England but finds something, awry about the hospital and it's residents.This movie balances out everything for you, it gives you a dab full of conversation, and a dab full of scares and thrills. Not forgetting the bucket-full of twists and turns that get straight to the point and doesn't involve some random migraine-worthy moments.If like me you are browsing through IMDb because you have a fascination for unique horror movies that are actually good and not your typical over-priced s**t, then Fragile is the one for you.

lewiskendell It's nice to stumble on a decent, under the radar horror movie now and again. Fragile isn't amazing, but it did surprise me with how watchable and well-made it is. Calista Flockhart stars as a nurse recently arrived at Mercy Falls Hospital, which is almost 100 years old and full of history. The hospital is about to be closed, though, and as the inhabitants of the children's ward are leaving unexplainable, malevolent events are beginning to occur. One of the children speaks of seeing a "mechanical girl", and the mystery of that ghostly apparition may be the key to it all. Fragile is more creepy than frightening, but it kept my interest throughout. There's a bit of a mystery woven within it that matches well with the atmosphere the movie cultivates, and even a bit of a twist to keep things from being entirely predictable. There's some occasional over-acting from the numerous child actors (which is understandable), as well as some from Flockhart and Elena Anaya (which is less so), but that's all I can really complain about. I liked Fragile. It takes the time to establish mood and characters while managing to never teeter into boredom. If you're in the mood for a solid ghost story, you could do much, much worse.