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Crazy As Hell

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Crazy As Hell (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 14

Fresh: 7

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release: Sep 27, 2002 Limited

Synopsis: Dr. Ty Adams (Michael Beach) is a maverick psychiatrist whose non-medicinal approach to treatment makes him a hero in some circles and an egoist in others. When a new patient admits himself to... Dr. Ty Adams (Michael Beach) is a maverick psychiatrist whose non-medicinal approach to treatment makes him a hero in some circles and an egoist in others. When a new patient admits himself to Sedah State Mental Hospital claiming to be Satan, Dr. Adams’ methods and treatments are pushed to the limit. Lucid and enigmatic, Adams’ new patient (Eriq La Salle) irreverently challenges him and all hell breaks loose. Adams does his best to meet the challenges but, through the course of their therapy, finds himself wrestling with more than just his own demons.

Shadowed by a film crew producing a documentary on his work and haunted by images of his dead wife and child, Adams spirals from a professional state to one where he could be considered as insane as many of the patients he treats. In the meantime, traditional doctor-patient boundaries are obliterated by Adams and his new patient as they delve deeper into the psyche.

An Orderly working at the hospital (Sinbad) is the only man who may be able to offer some salvation to the troubled Doctor. Adam’s however, chooses to ignore the Orderly’s pleas to talk and continues his ominous descent. Dr. Adams eventually discovers that his world has been turned upside down and what he once thought of as reality has become a true den of iniquity. -- © 2002 Artistic License Films [More]

Starring: Eriq La Salle, Michael Beach, Ronny Cox, John C. McGinley

Starring: Eriq La Salle, Michael Beach, Ronny Cox, John C. McGinley, Sinbad, Tia Texada, Twink Caplan, Tom Everett

Director: Eriq La Salle

Director: Eriq La Salle
Screenwriter: Jeremy Leven, Erik Jendresen
Studio: Artistic License

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Feb 4, 2003

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02/07/03
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'Crazy as Hell' leaves viewers with something to think about after the screen goes dead and the house-lights come on.

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10/21/02
Donald J. Levit
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This dramatically shaky contest of wills only reiterates the old Hollywood saw: Evil is interesting and good is boring.

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10/03/02
Jan Stuart
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A great ending doesn't make up for a weak movie, and Crazy as Hell doesn't even have a great ending.

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10/02/02
Marshall Fine
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A fairly engaging, if overly simplistic, comic thriller.

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09/27/02
Glenn Whipp
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A bit too derivative to stand on its own as the psychological thriller it purports to be.

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09/27/02
Dan Marchesani
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A morality tale whose thought-provoking potential is hampered by a made-for-TV look, rigid performances and an asinine 'twist' that brazenly rips off The Sixth Sense.

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09/27/02
Megan Turner
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The film is a verbal duel between two gifted performers.

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09/26/02
Dave Kehr
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A psychological thriller that doesn't really hold up if you think about it too much, but is nonetheless highly entertaining in a low-budget, David Lynch-ian way.

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09/26/02
Steve Simels
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Despite its flaws, Crazy as Hell marks an encouraging new direction for La Salle.

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09/26/02
Kevin Thomas
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Utilizing lots of complicated, well-choreographed steadicam shots, La Salle directs with confidence -- this may yet be his true calling.

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09/26/02
Luke Y. Thompson
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So much about the film is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened.

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09/26/02
Ernest Hardy
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An allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals African American professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing, but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message.

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09/24/02
Mark Holcomb
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Perhaps no picture ever made has more literally showed that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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09/23/02
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