Jaume Balagueró's 'Frágiles' is very much your typical fright-fest suspense claustrophobic horror but that doesn't necessarily mean that its devoid of entertainment. First off, to give Balagueró credit as director and writer, the film grabs your attention from the very beginning and it stays focused on the main story without attempting to elaborate too much on side stories. Secondly, the atmosphere is very chilling and claustrophobic. The 'hospital' actually does look quite cold and creepy. It looks authentic. The slightly washed out color and light effects are very good. The visual effects are superb.The flip side is that 'Frágiles' is pretty formulaic. The characterization and dialogue follow the formula. There are plenty of plot holes too. The performances are adequate but many suffer due to sketchy writing. Calista Flockheart does a decent job. She is well supported by Gemma Jones. Elena Anaya and Richard Roxburgh haven't got much to do.To sum it up, 'Frágiles' could do for decent viewing. I'd further recommend to watch this on a large screen television with fine sound system in order to get drawn into the atmosphere.

Wow as I got this in a triple pack box-set I was not expecting such a great horror flick, now what usually makes me scared are the shock horror jumpy moments, this really didn't have many yet I was still shocked and quite scared by the appearance of Charlotte in the end. The "mechanical girl" phrase was used to good use to lay out the plot, I especially liked it because its what a young girl or boy would call her and it really plays tricks on your mind. The acting was brilliant , and it holds onto one of the greatest plots in modern horror, think a remake should be made , and i think it should be made into one of the extreme horrors of nowadays , well one of the horror films were it really pushes the boundaries. Now that would be an amazing film.Its an amazing film and will certainly scare you a lot , this film doesn't need cheap scares or jumps , its a whole new world.

This is a very good, intelligent film that builds tension very well, although it seems that the director doesn't exactly know what to do with that tension. There were definitely not enough scares in the movie, actually, I don't recall that I've jumped at any scene, but there was a lot of tension, that's for sure. Occasional bad editing, nothing too distracting. The acting was solid. I was impressed by Calista Flockhart, and Gemma Jones was perfect, as usual. This film kind of reminded me of "The Ring", both because of it's scenery and partly because of it's story. The ending could have been a bit better, but what the heck!All in all, an enjoyable Friday night movie.

It's just too darn slow. The first 60 minutes bump along with just a vague notion that 'something's up at the hospital'.The film borrows heavily from some basic themes in Japanese horror stories and, as a result, does alright: even going so far as presenting children in serious distress which is pretty bold for a non-Japanese movie.Flockhart is adequate but it's always a bit cringeworthy when an American is crowbarred into a British/European cast for commercial reasons.All in all, not brilliant but a few decent chills.