I have viewed a number of horror films produced by The Asylum and all have been duds. I actually bought this film because it boasts three stellar horror actors; Andrew Divoff, Denice Duff and John Kassir, but director Jeff Broadstreet lacks talent.The back of the DVD case is very inviting for horror fans such as myself. It states that this flick "creates a new level of gruesome, beyond that of Cronenberg's The Fly and Gordon's Re-Animator." It also has a bold WARNING stating that this film contains "scenes of graphic horror, violence and nudity." Well, the fact of the matter is that this film is closer to Curse 2 and Sreaming Dead than it is to the two legendary horror flicks it claims to resemble. As for the horror, violence and nudity... you get plenty more of that stuff by watching Cops on television.Much like the brilliant marketers of that awful smelling deodorant "Tag" the marketers here are the best part to this film. They give us juicy tidbits on the DVD case that lure us in to watching this garbage and ultimately slap us in the face and smile at us while they do it. Bastards! VIOLENCE: $$ (By no means "graphic" the violence and gore is quite tame. The gore you devoured in Re-Animator is not to be found here).NUDITY: $ (This does not fall into the "graphic" territory either. There are two sex scenes where we see next to nothing of the actors; i.e. all the naughty bits covered up. There is one decent scene of Duff's flawless contours but she is strategically placed to keep the moment from being a "graphic" display of nudity).STORY: $ (Wow! What an awful screenplay! Stephen Polk, writer and star, obviously used this screenplay as a ploy to get a little action with the lovely Denice Duff. The story begins interestingly enough but when Polk gets assigned to the hospital, where the story should elevate, it descends into mind-numbing territory. Polk has no business writing anything).ACTING: $$ (Divoff steals the show but Polk's amateurish writing abilities fail to flesh out an interesting character. Polk also writes Denice Duff's role as one dimensional, using her character simply as somebody for him to sleep with. Kassir, better known as the voice of the Crypt Keeper also does a fine job in his orderly role, but Polk, much like his writing skills, is a rudimentary actor at best. His "talents" coupled with poor direction from Broadstreet make for a wasted 88 minutes).

Almost worth donkey dung. Based on actual events. Get real. A taxi driver, Michael Dare(Stephen Polk),accidentally harms a homeless man and instead of going to jail, his attorney(Karen Black)talks him into entering an anger management program. The program is carried out by Dr. Timothy Straun(Andrew Divoff), aka Dr. Rage, in an abandon warehouse. The beautiful Dr. Verger(Denice Duff)is his assistant that actually administers the treatments. Treatments? Painful injections that could possibly lead to torture and mutilation...in the name of medical research. Special effects; nothing special. Fear and interest factor are the same...none. Duff is the only reason to watch. Divoff is over the top to the point of being comical. Polk is credited with screenplay as well as producer.

My friend and I love laughing at horror movies. So, seeing this movie at Blockbuster, we thought this was going to be a laugh fest. It wasn't. It was so bad, most of the movie we stared at each other with our mouths in perfect Os, unable to believe this movie had actually been made.First of all, this movie claims to be based on a true story. No. Not a true story at all. A two headed monster living in the basement, a man who pulls his face off, an injection that makes your sweat radioactive... Yeah, none of this stuff ever happened. Maybe there was a place called the Straun House, but there are also Elm Streets all over the country, and I haven't seen Freddy Krueger once.And what's possibly the worst part about this movie is the cover of the DVD. I'm really tempted to contact the company and complain about false advertising. The cover shows a house in the background, and a hand with a bloody blade in the foreground. First of all, that house isn't in the movie at all. The Straun House is a run down building in a city... not a house at all. And not one point in the movie does anyone wield a weapon remotely like that.The only good part about this movie is the bum fights. The deformed monster in the basement with two heads that I mentioned earlier has been watching a show called "Bum Fights" on television his entire life. You get to see a couple clips that showed bums fighting for a dollar. There were a lot of homeless people in this movie. It made the movie a little less painful to watch.I gave it a 1 out of 10 because 1 is the lowest IMDb goes. This movie deserves a - 329749734798987124667. I would give it a - 329749734798987124666, but the bum fights made it one point better.

There were two good things about this movie. It ended, and I didn't buy it.The dialog was silly, the sets were thrift store rejects, the director was just one step above renting a barn and putting on a show, the lead character was stiff, and his nose moves with his upper lip. Karen Black should be ashamed. I guess you could tell its not one of my favorites I must say, that if they had intended to make a parody of a 1950's horror movie, they could have promoted it for laughs. There are a few giggles. If only the girl had sprained her ankle while running in heels up the stairs with the monster right behind her.