William Malone directs Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen and Jeffrey Combs in this horror remake where a group of strangers accidentally get invited to a rollercoaster tycoon’s party in an abandoned, haunted asylum. 

I vaguely remember this opening well with 50s psychiatric staff being attacked by sharp pencil wielding loons. That bit still proves OK, as does a joke stunt to introduce Rush’ latest wild ride, but that’ about all there is to say for this duller. Once the actual plot begins this becomes a snooze fest. C-list movie stars go wandering off on their own, double crossing each other half heartedly, until some inevitable poorly rendered CGI fuggy swirl slugs about mildly in the final act, picking off anyone an unwanted sequel couldn’t afford to rehire. Punishingly uninvolving.

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