Very disappointed :(

One of my all time favorites.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

This film tells the story of a psychological experiment that goes horribly wrong.It is fascinating to see the change of the psychological state of the participants. The film captivates and portrays the atmosphere very well. The things depicted are horrible, but entirely believable given the circumstances.

I heard of the real events of the experiment many years ago, and I always felt curious about what had really happened. Only recently did I decide to watch the movie. Although it is clearly not shot by the best technicians and directors around, and it has a TV movie feel, there's no denying that the story is so crazy that you cannot help but to be gripped when you discover the events that took place in Germany over a decade ago. As a social experiment, it has an extraordinary value. You are made to learn the extent of how humans operate depending on the circumstances that surround them and especially the amount of power that they have been handed. The scary thing is that you cannot help but realize that it could have been you. You could have been as cruel as any of the guys that humiliated the "fake" prisoners. This sort of experiments help better understand group behaviors and how to handle societies at large. Truly a must-watch movie. Not so much for its cinema value, but for the content of it.

I wasn't too sure what to expect when I first placed this movie in my 'watchlist' some days ago. Needless to say, however, i'm more than glad I did. 'The Experiment' was a rather harsh movie which really makes you feel helpless while watching. It's a story of insanity, fear and psychosis, all brought on by a poorly managed experiment. It was a very entertaining movie and I could really feel the emotions of each character and felt like I could somehow relate to their plight. My only complaint would have to be a lack of character development at points, because even though you felt for the characters in the movie, it still didn't really feel like you knew them. I would have especially liked more background on #77s cell-mate (that's not a spoiler now, is it?). Anyways, overall it was a great movie. I would definitely recommend this movie to a lover of violence and psychological suspense, as well as to someone who is captivated by cognitive experimentation.

The film based on the novel by Mario Giordani about the Stanford Prison Experiment in which 20 volunteers agreed to spent two weeks in which one group of them will take the roles of guards and another group will take roles of prisoners. The prisoners were placed in the cells, and the guards had an easy task to maintain order without violence. Of course, if it was all by the rules, this film would not exist. Movie is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, who became widely know for his movie from 2004. Downfall. He done his job very well, atmosphere is great, camera work could be better but it's satisfying. Technical par of the film is more than solid with excellent acting, especially from Moritz Bleibtreu (Run Lola Run, Munich) who plays the main character, Tarek Fahdia, journalists who expects to deliver a good story by participating in the experiment. The story is very interesting and tense, almost a textbook example of a real thriller with a well thought-out characters. Love story is completely unneeded and it largely destroys the impression of serious movie, but it is well blended into the overall story and does not cause as much damage as it seems at first glance. Historical inconsistency must be mentioned. Because of the dramatic story the events are shown much more extreme and violent, and real experiment was terminated when some volunteers became too violent and there were no deaths.