IMDb plot summary: Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.
Directed by James Wan. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, and Michole Briana White.
This movie lets you know right away the tone that it wants, when the opening scene features a mysterious institutionalize patient escapes his room and causes the lights to flicker, to which a doctor says in an awestruck voice, "It's like he's... drinking the electricity!" And neither the dialogue nor the plot ever get less ridiculous. I have no idea how much of the film's big twist is revealed in marketing for the movie, so I won't spoil it just in case, but just know that the big reveal made me laugh out loud and yell, "WHAT AM I WATCHIING?!" It does yield some fight scene gimmicks which are genuine kind of cool, but as a whole it's more silly and ridiculous than anything. If you're in the movie for some goofy, gory horror, this will probably hit the spot.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Malignant < Hustle & Flow
Malignant > The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Malignant > V/H/S
Malignant > The 'Burbs
Malignant > The Lady from Shanghai
Malignant > After the Wedding
Malignant < The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Malignant > Meet John Doe
Malignant < To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Malignant > My Girl
Malignant < High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Final spot: #1762 out of 3453, or 49%.
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