Session 9

USA Films | Release Date: August 10, 2001

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 62 Ratings

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jredekopJan 14, 2012

Let me put it this way. If this review was based on the story itself, it would be an 8 or a 9. The movie is moody, menacing, and at some points borderline terrifying. But there's way more to a movie than the story. In pretty much every otherLet me put it this way. If this review was based on the story itself, it would be an 8 or a 9. The movie is moody, menacing, and at some points borderline terrifying. But there's way more to a movie than the story. In pretty much every other area, Session 9 is flawed. The characters are shallow, the dialogue painful at some points. I found myself not really caring about what happened 2/3 of the way through. But the last 10 minutes was fairly redemptive. It was pretty shocking, not a twist that I at all expected. It made it worth watching, but up until the last 10-15 minutes, it's a pretty frustrating ride.… Expand

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JamieBlueRMay 14, 2012

A very average horror film. Some genuinely unsettling and creepy sequences, but for the most part a dry and uninteresting flick. The setting and atmosphere is very spooky and well done, but this is wasted with a bad script and plot-line, andA very average horror film. Some genuinely unsettling and creepy sequences, but for the most part a dry and uninteresting flick. The setting and atmosphere is very spooky and well done, but this is wasted with a bad script and plot-line, and wooden acting.… Expand

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JLuis_001Oct 31, 2020

Although it's indisputable that this film tries to immerse you in its atmosphere, unfortunately for its performance, both the atmosphere and its mystery do not justify the slowness of the narrative rhythm, nor the excessive duration.

I loveAlthough it's indisputable that this film tries to immerse you in its atmosphere, unfortunately for its performance, both the atmosphere and its mystery do not justify the slowness of the narrative rhythm, nor the excessive duration.

I love slow-burners, but for them to work you need to be invested in the enigma and here it isn't functional since the story stretches thing too much and comes the point where that mystery isn't engaging enough to sustain the lack of answers and when they come, they're not satisfactory either. I praised its adequacy to function without jumpscares and to depend entirely on tension, but this as I said, only works up to a point, because when the story stumbles by not moving forward, that tension is irretrievably lost.
And the outcome, while grim and sorrowful, wasn't strong enough.… Expand

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JLauSep 25, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The owner of an asbestos removal company has killed his wife, daughter and dog before killing his workers in an abandoned psychiatric hospital after listening to some tapes.… Expand

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