Abandoned mental hospitals. Everybody knows that they’re all haunted and so is this one. Or is it? The less revealed about this eerie sleeper the better. There’s no harm in saying though that this film stands out because it’s among the rare horror flicks that takes time to give us a group of finely drawn characters—and that has a cast of strong actors who can pull it off. It’s like a Eugene O’Neill play that happens to include a ghost. All of the principal characters are major depressives who work for a small asbestos removal company and there’s so much drama between them that violence seems ready to erupt every time they’re together. Their latest job 
is to pull out the insulation in an old loony bin that’s full of long, dark halls and disturbing stories. Weird stuff eventually starts happening, but these guys are under so much stress that they barely notice. Until it’s too late. Everyone here is good, but the standout is Scottish actor Peter Mullan as the grizzled boss man, lines all over his face, who’s got a new baby and some serious problems at home.