Sublime

Sublime (2007): It happened again, expecting a below average half hearted hackneyed hospital horror opus, I found I had stumbled into a rather good movie for the thinking adult. In fact, it is not really a horror movie at all but one about fear in its many forms as well as about the pain of dying and not just for the deceased. This multileveled flick has excellent acting, a complimentary score, and excellent photography. On the surface it is about what happens to a 40 year old when he enters a hospital for a simple colonoscopy. But it is really about much more that that and in spite of the horror that soon follows; the movie never loses focus on its story, the truth of which is not totally revealed until the very emotionally wrenching ending. While a bit slow moving for the younger set, the movie stays true to its internal logic and it doesn’t pull its punches either, always a plus for the Tapehead. The movie is unrated but would probably stitch up an R for; extreme extremity excision, finger filing and cutting, toe splitting, massive IV drips, massive flashbacks, angry attendants with red bow ties, tattooed nurses, and for the massive fear of hospitals this movie will induce in anyone who watches.