Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

I could have done without the overly dramatic defenestration of the kindly orderly. A simple spelling block to the temple would have been sufficient. Also, the entire premise is fundamentally flawed for the reason that the living humans have no idea what to do about the unclean spirit who used to be a nurse at the hospital. For 'hospital horror' films, and I have seen quite a number of them, this one isn't bad--if you can get past Flockhart's hysterics. I've seen this one twice, but had no idea that was the case until about three-fourths of the way through it the second time, which says quite a bit for the film. I rarely will watch any movie more than once--there are exceptions though, such as A Christmas STORY and COLD COMFORT FARM. In any case, step into this one with some caution if scary things scare you, because there are quite a few scary things here--including a good amount of body horror--blood, broken bones, surgery scenes, and the freaky psychotic nurse-monster. Oh, and we all need love kisses every now and again. Yes, I had to wipe my eyes a few times, but I'm an old softy when it comes to faith and hope and love.

If there's one thing I really believe in, it's that all actors should have at least one or two horror movies in their resume. I loved Nicole Kidman in "The Others," and Christina Ricci in "Cursed," so when I heard Calista Flockhart had starred in a haunted house movie called "Fragile," I had to get this movie. She plays an American nurse studying in London who is called down to help close Mercy Falls Hospital on the Isle of Wight and move the young patients to a new hospital. Her character is played with a back story we never really learn anything about, but then we really don't need to learn anything because once the movie starts moving forward, it runs forward so efficiently that it never once bogs down with exposition. The hospital Calista arrives at is old, outdated and falling apart, much like most stereotypical haunted sites, but she soon learns she is replacing a nurse who was scared so badly that she quit. In the children's ward, she meets a distant young girl named Maggie (Yasmin Murphy) who gradually fills her in on the strange stories of the hospital. Actor Richard Roxburgh goes against playing a psychotic character for once, portraying the night physician, Dr. Richard Carey, one of the hospital staff members sympathetic to the plight of the kids, and slowly delving into the location's past for the identity of the spirit. The kids are terrified by a presence they call Charlotte who is breaking their bones at night to keep them from leaving and is getting more dangerous as things keep progressing. Director Jaume Balaguero does an excellent job setting up the atmosphere and scares slowly at first and building up to a pitch where Calista's character goes from suspicious to curious and gradually terrified as she realizes the children are in danger, rescuing Maggie from the top floor as the hospital seems to crumble around them. It's everything a good haunted house movie should be; thick with atmosphere and light on the special effects with the highlights on the character performances rather than on the ghosts. Unfortunately, there is nothing here to appeal to the gore hounds that prefer blood and violence. "Fragile" is an intense intellectual ghost story with atmosphere, a strong cast and a top-notch plot that moves along briskly, and that is actually the best thing about it.

As I like informing potential readers in most of my reviews - I'm no critic, nor even a cinema student. I am, however, a huge fan of the horror genre to the point of being a horror freak.As with any film that isn't the best of its kind, reviews for Fragile vary between positive and negative. This is a positive one!First of all, it was very nice seeing Calista Flockhart in a film, as Ally McBeal had been very popular when I was a teenager. Her acting was indeed professional and convincing. Altogether, this film presented some very fine acting in my opinion.When it comes to the Ghosts sub-genre, it's very hard to be original by now. Like many others, Fragile's story presented nothing new. Then again, a story, especially a ghost story, needn't be groundbreaking in order to be good. There were, however, things that in my opinion could have been done differently and better. For starters, I think spectators would have appreciated being given more details about the protagonist's past, maybe even seeing a connection between it and the film's events unfolded. While speaking of unfolding events - the final ones in the film (not surprising enough to qualify as twists) were a little anticlimactic. When watching such films, one always hopes (even expects) to be really surprised (and hopefully shocked) by the events and twists towards the end, and in this department Fragile sadly failed to deliver.Most importantly - the ghost itself could and should have been scarier. I might be biased, as when I think of scary ghosts I immediately think of The Grudge and The Ring. This ghost wasn't the "Asian" type, and objectively speaking was indeed rather spooky. However, in a film that's no more than average in its story, some features need to really shine. I found Fragile to be lacking in this regard.However, I must say that some of the scenes were really moving. The beautiful bond between Amy and Maggie was heartwarming, and added sort of a "bonus dimension" to the film that isn't always found in ghost stories.All in all, I enjoyed watching this film, and believe others would to. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good ghost story, but doesn't expect to be swept off their feet.

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.