"A little time in the country might do me good." Those are the words of Dr. Celeste Dupont a distinguished psychiatrist in New York, who is beginning a new part of her career by leaving the big city to work in a rural mental institution called Millburn.
But, it turns out that when Dr. Dupont signs her contract, she has instead signed on to be a patient (or "guest") at the Milburn asylum. An ominous sign at the beginning occurs when the Dr. Quilley, who is in charge of the facility, tells Dr. Dupont that there will likely be no cell phone reception in the remote area.
Instead of a committed caregiver, Dr. Dupont finds herself in the role of a committed patient amid an odd assortment of "guests." There is troubled offender named Bobby Dow, who has designs on Dr. Dupont. There is also the self-proclaimed poetess, Isadora Snow, who informs Dr. Dupont that strange murders have taken place with former doctors murdered on the premises. Evan Franklin is the most violent of the patients. But, in a life-changing encounter, Dr. Dupont would appear to form a close bond with Evan.
Is Dr. Dupont really being held against her will? Or, is she truly deranged because she was the murderer of her husband, has blocked the memory, and has now been institutionalized? The staff member who may hold the key to Dr. Dupont's case is Desmond Moore, a smooth-talking therapist who takes a special liking to Dr. Dupont.
The filmmakers are successful in creating the kind of experience that Rod Serling evoked in his episodes of "The Twilight Zone." The most interesting dilemma is the memory of Dr. Dupont. Did her husband, Dr. Paul Bernard, commit suicide? Or did she kill him due to his philandering? The main problem at the outset is that she cannot recall the circumstances of his death. "Committed" engages the audience in the conundrum of how the mind may play tricks on us and the fragility of memory in the face of trauma.
But, it turns out that when Dr. Dupont signs her contract, she has instead signed on to be a patient (or "guest") at the Milburn asylum. An ominous sign at the beginning occurs when the Dr. Quilley, who is in charge of the facility, tells Dr. Dupont that there will likely be no cell phone reception in the remote area.
Instead of a committed caregiver, Dr. Dupont finds herself in the role of a committed patient amid an odd assortment of "guests." There is troubled offender named Bobby Dow, who has designs on Dr. Dupont. There is also the self-proclaimed poetess, Isadora Snow, who informs Dr. Dupont that strange murders have taken place with former doctors murdered on the premises. Evan Franklin is the most violent of the patients. But, in a life-changing encounter, Dr. Dupont would appear to form a close bond with Evan.
Is Dr. Dupont really being held against her will? Or, is she truly deranged because she was the murderer of her husband, has blocked the memory, and has now been institutionalized? The staff member who may hold the key to Dr. Dupont's case is Desmond Moore, a smooth-talking therapist who takes a special liking to Dr. Dupont.
The filmmakers are successful in creating the kind of experience that Rod Serling evoked in his episodes of "The Twilight Zone." The most interesting dilemma is the memory of Dr. Dupont. Did her husband, Dr. Paul Bernard, commit suicide? Or did she kill him due to his philandering? The main problem at the outset is that she cannot recall the circumstances of his death. "Committed" engages the audience in the conundrum of how the mind may play tricks on us and the fragility of memory in the face of trauma.