Overwrought and overlong, this is effectively an anthology film. A mysterious therapist calls five victims of horrific crimes in to group therapy. Most of the movie is their flashbacks showing their traumatic experiences, which mostly consist of well-shot but unexplained and difficult-to-believe attacks, kidnappings, tortures, etc., each of which goes on for much too long with too little plot behind them, and mostly featuring poor acting. Eventually the therapist reveals a connection between the five people, which I think is supposed to be some sort of twist ending, but simply doesn't make any sense.
Of all the films I've marked "just don't", this might be the "just don't"-est, there's just nothing rewarding about this. Except the production values and cinematography, which are oddly competent. This doesn't look like a cheapo indie flick, although nothing else about it is interesting. And some sure thought a lot of themselves to make this two-and-a-half-hour-long nothingburger.
The two-and-a-half hour runtime should have tipped me off... horror movies that long tend to be either very good or very bad.
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