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Original Title :
The Clinic
Genre :
Movie / Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Year :
2010
Directror :
James Rabbitts
Cast :
Tabrett Bethell,Freya Stafford,Andy Whitfield
Writer :
James Rabbitts
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 34min
Rating :
5.4/10

While traveling across country with her fiancé, Beth wakes alone in an isolated clinic to find her unborn baby has been removed. Just how far will she go to get her child back?

Клиника (2010) Online

While traveling across country with her fiancé, Beth wakes alone in an isolated clinic to find her unborn baby has been removed. Just how far will she go to get her child back?
Cast overview, first billed only:
Tabrett Bethell Tabrett Bethell - Beth
Freya Stafford Freya Stafford - Veronica
Andy Whitfield Andy Whitfield - Cameron
Clare Bowen Clare Bowen - Ivy
Marshall Napier Marshall Napier - Marvin
Elizabeth Alexander Elizabeth Alexander - Ms Shepard (as Liz Alexander)
Sophie Lowe Sophie Lowe - Allison
Boris Brkic Boris Brkic - Hank
Marcel Bracks Marcel Bracks - Duncan
Adrienne Pickering Adrienne Pickering - Jane Doe
Slava Orel Slava Orel - Russian Man
Inga Romanostova Inga Romanostova - Russian Woman
Harold Hopkins Harold Hopkins - Grave Digger
Anni Finsterer Anni Finsterer - Locker Room Woman
Bob Marcs Bob Marcs - Police Officer #1

Andy Whitfield's final acting role.

Although fictitious, the story was inspired by several true stories of child abduction.

The film is inspired by actual events.

Tabrett Bethell's first nude scene.

Tabrett Bethell and Andy Whitfield were stars of the TV shows "Legend of the Seeker" and "Spartacus: Blood and Sand", produced by Robert G. Tapert and Sam Raimi.

Filmed in Deniliquin.

Due to his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Andy Whitfield's character Cameron was killed off half way through the movie by driving over a spike strip on the road leading to the facility and having a fatal accident.


User reviews

SING

SING

A couple drives around deserted roads in Australia when they are driven off the road by some old ambulance. They end up in a motel. At night the husband goes off to get something to eat. When he returns, his pregnant wife is missing. The cop and the motel attendant are a bunch of creeps. The cop ends up arresting the husband. While in the cop car he takes the cop's gun and the car and goes in search of his wife.

Meanwhile the woman wakes up in a bathtub full of ice. Her lower abdomen is sutured. They have taken her baby via cesarean. She meets other women in the same condition, they all dressed like inmates with a number. "The Clinic" they find themselves in is a cow farm with some buildings that look like a factory. But they realize that someone is after them. Someone is killing them one by one. At some point they find the babies. They are color coded in cages. No one knows whose baby belongs to whom. Inside the mother's wombs are corresponding colored tags. That's the only way to identify the baby, by cutting the mother open, and indeed the killer does just that.

But there are other people as well. A couple looking at all this via cameras. And there is some mentally disabled guy who disposes of the mess left behind by the athletic killer.

Eventually our girl confronts the bad guys and finds out what the clinic is all about. It's a clever idea that involves a contest to determine which mother is the fittest and that way baby is stronger. There is also a twist near the end.

The Clinic has a lot going for it. The lead actress, Tabrett Bethell, is one of the most beautiful actresses I've seen in a while. Poor Andy Whitfield gets a rather thankless role. The idea is great. One has to remember, as we are told at the beginning, that the story takes place before DNA testing was developed, otherwise it all seems pretty silly. In fact, one has to see this movie till the very end for the logic to work out. Though, not all questions are resolved. Still, The Clinic is a unique and interesting movie. The end proves particularly satisfying. Ordinarily, I'm not a fan of movies that don't give us a lot to work with until the end, but The Clinic gives us plenty to forgive some of the duller moments in the middle.
Kulalas

Kulalas

When I picked this one up I was not looking forward to seeing it at all. I had just seen "Sutures" and I thought this was going to be along the same lines as that film. But I was Pleasantly surprised.

This film was pretty suspenseful. The story sucked me in pretty fast, I was interested to find out what was gunna happen to the main characters and how everything would be explained. However, as the film got closer to the end it slowly started to fall apart, and it all let up to a terrible ending.

The movie is worth watching for the simple fact that you will be very entertained up until the last 15 minutes or so, and there's a pretty good amount of gore so that should keep the gore hounds interested. Worth watching, just don't expect a great pay off.
Rivik

Rivik

I was completely enthralled by this film from beginning to end. The opening shots of the arid landscapes across rural Australia were just gorgeous and the two leads were casted perfectly. The film starts very similar to Jeepers Creepers and 2008's Aussie debacle RoadKill but quickly turns into something much more than that. We have a dilapidated motel on tap with a motel manager that looks eerily similar to Nick Nolte. Once the couple get to their room the real fun starts as the film makes a complete left turn and a turn that I didn't see coming. From here on the film belongs to the female leads as they struggle for survival. I will not give anything away here, all I am saying is watch this film. You will thank me later.
Arar

Arar

The Clinic is an Australian horror/thriller starring the beautiful Tabrett Bethell as a young mother-to-be named Beth and tragically the late Andy Whitfield as her fiancé, Cameron. After a near accident on the road they stop at a motel and things take a turn for the worse.

It is loosely inspired by true stories of infant abduction, and after nipping out for some food, Cameron returns to the motel only to find his pregnant fiancée missing. Naturally he reports her disappearance to the police but things do not improve for either of them. We then cut too Beth who wakes in an ice bath naked and no longer carrying her baby after someone has performed a homemade c-section. Naturally distraught she sets about trying to find out who did this to her, and on her way she finds other women in the same situation and discovers they are all locked in an abandoned facility.

I knew nothing of the film so went in blind when this came on TV last week. I didn't know if it was a horror, torture film, about serial killers or creepy ghosts, but it was on the horror channel so I thought I would give it a watch and without spoiling it too much I was glad I did. The Clinic is set in the year 1979 which we are told is six years prior to the advent of DNA testing. I thought this was a strange statistic to open a film with, but as it progressed and ultimately concluded the movie would only work in this time frame, in the current day and age there would be no point to any of it. However, overlooking this and trying to appreciate the film for what it is, I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw.

The lead actress Tabrett Bethell is brilliant as Beth. She really made me care about her journey and nice to see someone beautiful who can really act. She is on-screen pretty much the whole time, and her journey gets worse and worse. She meets other women in the facility who have all had the same surgery, and they eventually they find a room with all their babies in. With no idea who is doing this to them, they are made quickly aware (by someone or something!) of the fact that they each contain a clue to the identity of their baby – inside their freshly stitched wounds. One by one the numbers dwindle and I really like the direction the film took with this, very reminiscent of Saw II in particular. Naturally we get a bit of bloodshed but nothing too graphic or extreme, the film relied more on the story and characters with some brief moments of killing and wound opening thrown in.

The main tragedy of the film was that the ending was a let down. Don't get me wrong, I liked the conclusion of Beth's journey, and some neat little revelations about her past thrown in added to it, but her partner Cameron just disappeared. After he located where Beth was being held hostage, he set off to save her only to have an accident. Like in most films I was waiting for him to return and save the day but he never appeared again in the film. After doing some research, I found out the actor Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in the same year The Clinic was filming and the rumours were he was too ill to continue filming, and whilst he still appears in the first half of the film his character was just written out of the second half. It would have been interesting to see how they originally intended to use his character if he tragically wasn't ill, but sadly it really tarnished the film as it felt incomplete. A real shame, as he was a great actor and had a real commanding presence about him in the scenes he is in.

Visually the film looked good, the barren Australian outback looked beautiful and desolate, and the facility the girls were held hostage in was claustrophobic enough without getting boring and the director worked well by changing the scenes enough to keep offering us something different. The other girls all played their parts well and whilst I kept waiting for the usual horror film clichés none of them happened really so that was a positive. Mix this is with a killer in their midst, some silent bad guys watching on video cameras and a bent cop/disgusting pervert motel owner and you have a very different horror film. A least it offered something unique and this is always good to see.

I really feel that if we had seen a better ending this film would have been a much bigger hit and ultimately a more enjoyable experience, as it was I saw a great effort but it fell away and felt incomplete towards the end, with too many loose ends and unanswered questions that made the whole film seem a little far-fetched. The villains were never really explained, and whilst you will find out the motives it just doesn't make much sense, such a shame as the film started so well and had so much potential.

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Kagalkree

Kagalkree

A low budget 'genre' film shot in 29 days, in the outback town of Deniliquin, NSW, set in a pre-DNA era of 1979. And with all things considered, its quite a slick and well executed movie. Apparently Rabbits got the idea for the plot after reading about the Lisa M. Montgomery case... fetal abduction is all the rage, apparently.

This film is clearly marketed as horror, and while Rabbits dips his toes in a couple of horror genres, (survival/slasher/psychological/Saw-ish etc) the Clinic is not really a horror film in it's execution. It's really quite a mess of a movie as it never knows exactly what it wants to be. Some may call it 'refreshing' or 'genre bending', which is fair I guess, but I just don't think it worked.

The violence is tame considering the subject matter, and the film offers little to no suspense, at least none that was effective. My guess is Rabbits isn't a big horror fan, as he shows no real understanding of the genre. On one of the few positive notes, Tabrett Bethell's performance was excellent, and I would watch her in anything, particularly if she gets her kit off, which was the highlight of the film for me.

I was disappointed with the Clinic, and my guess is, most horror fans will be too.
Pemand

Pemand

In 1979, in the Christmas Eve, Cameron (Andy Whitfield) and his pregnant fiancée Beth (Tabrett Bethell) are traveling through the outback of Australia to spend Christmas with Beth's parents. In the evening, Cameron is thrown off road by a reckless driver and the couple decides to stay in a low-budget hotel with the inconvenient receptionist Marv in Montgomery, a small town with a population of 532 dwellers. Late night, Cameron is hungry and can not sleep; so he decides to seek a restaurant. He leaves a message to Beth, but the Chinese Sky Dragon is closed and his car runs out of gas. When he returns to his room 26, Beth is missing and he calls the police. Cameron accuses the cynical Marv to Officer Underwood (Marshall Napier); however, the police officer does not give credit to his accusation and Cameron tries to hit the receptionist. He is arrested but while in the police car, he gets Underwood's gun and controls the situation. Meanwhile, Beth awakes in a bathtub full of ice and with a C-section. She seeks out her baby and finds four other women in the same situation. Sooner they discover that somebody has stolen their babies and a deranged sixth woman is killing each mother trying to identify her baby.

"The Clinic" has a conventional beginning of this type of movie, with a young couple checking-in a low-budget hotel in the middle of nowhere to spend the night and something weird happening. After that, there is a collection of unbelievable situations in an absurd and ridiculous plot. The principle of abducting six pregnant women to dispute among themselves and select the best "specimen" is so laughable, incredible, silly and hilarious that would be enough to ruin the flick. A couple that follows this tragedy to adopt a child is something senseless. But the pathetic author is not satisfied yet, and brings the drama to Beth and her family. In addition, there are many idiotic details. For example, what Cameron could expect to find late night in a town with a population of 532 people? Why didn't he fuel his car to be ready to depart in the morning? Why the title "The Clinic"? Beth is recovering from a traumatic cesarean section, but is capable to run like hell. The slaughterhouse is supposed to be abandoned but there are cattle there. The women know that someone is chasing them, but Dr. Veronica decides to open her own stitches to see the identification tag inside her instead of fleeing and bring the police. Why Ms. Sheppard and the weird foster parents have brought Beth with them if they intended to kill her? The year is 1979, but the costumes and hair cutting are not from the 70's; further, I believe it is unnecessary to tell that it is "six years prior to the advent of DNA testing. Cameron vanishes and in the end the viewer knows that he had died. I believe that is enough to point out how stupid this film is. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "A Clínica" ("The Clinic")
Hǻrley Quinn

Hǻrley Quinn

This film manages to be quite entertaining, the cast is decent at acting, the main couple is really good looking, the drama scenes are good.. but it could have been more innovative. You know, you see bunch of things you've already seen in lots of other movies. It seems like they're repeating the same old story over and over.

I'm being generous by giving it a 7; for an indie non-US movie, "The Clinic" is satisfying and worth a watch, even thought the ending could have been a thousand times better.

And I have never heard about James Rabbitts, but his directing here is fine and much similar to a Hollywood one.
Phallozs Dwarfs

Phallozs Dwarfs

The movie started out well. A pregnant woman, Beth (Bethell) and her fiancé Cameron (Whitfield) are on their way to spend Christmas with their parents. They decided to spend the night in a motel since it's late. Cameron decided to buy them both takeaway food but realized the shop is closed. When he went back to the motel, he find that Beth is missing. On another part of the story, Beth wakes up in a bath tub full of ice naked and realized that her baby is taken from her. The story of survival to find her missing baby begins.

Everything to the nudity, violence, gore and profanity is perfect. The suspense was good enough for me to continue watching. The acting and the atmosphere to it was also good. This was the first time that I watch a movie with Tabrett Bethell and she was amazing. Everything was good until the ending. I kinda felt unsatisfied when I finished watching the movie. I expected something more from it, a lot more. And not that simple. Since everything before the ending is good, I gave the movie a 6. Overall it's a good movie for all the horror fans out there if you have an extra time on your hands.
Jaiarton

Jaiarton

There isn't one boring scene in this movie. This must have been a 'low budget' movie but the result is great. A couple is on their way to spend Christmas with their parents. They decide to stay a night in a motel. When the man unsuccessfully tries to buy a take away meal somewhere at Christmas eve he discovers his wife is missing when he returns to the motel. - It turns out this was all just a prelude to the real movie which starts when we see Beth waking up in 'the clinic' in a bath tub full with ice ( as on the movie poster ). Her baby is no longer with her. We follow Beth in her quest where she is, what happened and most of all: what happened to her baby? - Most horror movies are completely over the top. This one isn't it, unlikely perhaps, what happens to Beth in this movie could happen to a girl out there, who thinks she is safe. It is a horror movie so expect blood and violence but again, very realistic. I rate this movie as a seven which means I don't think this movie will disappoint you in any way.
Mot

Mot

I saw this last night as it premiered on Sky Movies. Synopsis sounded intriguing and I've enjoyed quite a few Austrialian "horror" films in my time.

The storyline kept me engaged and I wanted to carry on and see what the outcome was. Some other reviewers have made negative comments about the ending but I had no problem with it and thought everything came together at the end.

The only problem I did have with this film however, was the female characters, having just had Cesarean sections, were running and jumping around, climbing, etc. As someone who has had a Cesarean, I know from experience that you can not move around like that, in some cases for weeks afterwards! Although this might not be a problem for any other viewer, I just wished that had the women acted in such a way as a normal woman would having undergone such surgery, it might have added an extra element to the film.

Doesn't make it a bad movie though, especially the actress who played Beth, she was excellent. Definitely worth a view for the story.
Xwnaydan

Xwnaydan

Was trying to find something on TV and ran across this. I enjoyed this movie way more than I thought I would. Had some intense and exciting scenes. It held my interest and that's not easy to do. I really thought this movie was well done. Some parts I couldn't even look at because it was a a bit gory. Also intense as well Definitely not a bad film The only thing I really thought was unbelievable was how strong the women were after having major surgery. Like when they were running from the dogs and when Beth was chasing Duncan.

I would recommend this movie to anyone looking for something good to watch. This movie will not disappoint.
Tansino

Tansino

"The Clinic" turned out to be exactly what I expected, a movie with an original plot that utilised common horror aspects to create a passable film.

The movie itself is fairly simplistic, therefore I wont go into great detail. In terms of what is good about this movie, the fact that the plot is fairly original is a huge positive in relation to the movie's genre; in addition to this, despite the often uncomfortable nature of the story, it is one that is shocking enough to keep your interest until the credits appear. Finally, the acting was, for the majority of the movie, solid, therefore the characters and their predicaments were easy to relate to.

However, despite a passable movie made watchable by some fresh and engaging ideas, the horror constructs that piece the plot together are common and have been done before within the genre and done so to a far higher standard; there is little new here if only individual events are looked at. Furthermore, I felt somewhat sickened by some of the ideas proposed in this movie; they are beyond being chilling, to the point where the situation on-screen becomes just wrong and unentertaining as a result (my dislike of children being used in horror could contribute to this view). Finally, the ending to this movie was quite unsatisfying (not that I was expecting anything spectacular to conclude the cinematic mediocrity I had already witnessed).

Overall, horror fans may appreciate the fact that the plot to this movie is original, however the underlying horror elements have been witnessed many times before. Furthermore, this film is painfully average throughout, therefore I would only recommend it if you are very intrigued by the plot or genre.
Niwield

Niwield

This is an interesting film. The writing is solid enough and the acting is fine. The biggest drawback for me was the score. It is overly emotional and often the emotion being displayed on screen by the actors was being overshadowed by the overly emotive score. There were several instances where silence would have been perfect, rather than the single female voice wordlessly singing notes, which was overly used to the point of exhaustion.

The story is interesting. It takes a little while to get going and when it hit's it's stride it is a steady jog rather than a sprint. However, this pacing suits the film as the relationships between the characters needs to be established for the film's premise to truly work.

You can see that this film took inspirations from others. One which immediately sprang to mind was the Saw franchise, although with no traps and much less gore. More a case of being placed in a situation with limited information available to you and having to survive. So I guess in that way it is more like Cube. Overall it is a film which I would recommend, however NOT if you are a pregnant woman!
Quphagie

Quphagie

Pregnant Beth (Tabrett) and her fiancé stop at a seedy motel. Her fiancé goes out to get some food and returns to find Beth gone, nowhere to be found. Beth wakes up in a tub of ice with her baby removed from her and thus starts the story of her survival and finding out what the hell is going on.

I personally loved the movie, it was really well done in a way where you feel for the characters especially Beth, she is heartbreaking as a mother trying to find her baby. Tabrett plays this role flawlessly. Her performance blew me away. I have only ever seen her as the Badass Mord'Sith, this role is at the complete opposite end of the acting spectrum. You believe she is going through an ordeal and you believe that she will stop at nothing to get her baby back. She was truly amazing, I cannot say enough good things about her performance, she will go far in this business. As far as the chemistry between Andy and Tabrett, it was totally there, you believed they were totally in love with each other.

The movie itself was very well done, in a way where it was creepy but not gory. The characters were drawn well, you knew everyone's personalty right off the bat and you knew exactly what was going on. I love horror movies but lately they have been dreadful, this movie redeems this genre and it is Australian which is even better, being Australian myself I really loved how well this movie was done. The mystery surrounding the story was done in a way where you don't ask yourself "Whats going on"? It left you with enough to wet your appetite but to not know everything.

The ending was great, I have a real issue with endings of movies cause most endings are bullshit but the twist in this movie I did not see coming and complimented the movie as a whole quite nicely.

There were a few parts, that were quite heart pumping these were due to Tabrett's convincing performance. A particular part near the end of the movie was really un-nerving. When you see it you should know what I am talking about. There was only one bit which I absolutely hated and wondered why they effing did that! Alright so the nudity scene people are talking about. YES Tabrett is naked. Yes you see pretty much everything but she has a hot body so meh. Did I mention the awesomeness of Tabrett's performance? Sorry but I just cannot get over how great she is in this! If I were to give it a rating out of 10 it would be an 8.5
Obong

Obong

I really liked this movie.I knew I would when I read the plot summary. I don't know what it is with me and movies about women and babies or women defending their 'young'. That's why I liked 'Grace' as well. Anyway the movie starts out pretty casual but doesn't waste much time before it turns into a thriller. The acting in the movie is good, especially by the female characters. The main character is likable(she comes off as smart instead of stupid). I hate it when women are portrayed as weak,useless,low IQ idiots who get killed off in the first few minutes of a scary movie.This movie had a few twists,turns and revelations which I loved. It kept me interested throughout. There were 1 or 2 things which I think could have been executed better like the ending and the role of the husband but overall I liked it and it is definitely worth a watch,especially if you like horror movies about women protecting their children,i.e. Grace.
Ionzar

Ionzar

On the weekend, I will shuffle through On Demand looking for a good, well decent horror movie. While I don't think that "The Clinic" falls perfectly into that category, it does fall into the suspense genre, without a doubt. You have Beth and her boyfriend driving to her Mom's for Christmas, a big truck almost runs them over and then they decide to stay at a hotel for the night and head out in the morning. Add creepy hotel manager, mix in no gas in the car and you have the premise for a really good suspense movie. Beth is kidnapped while her boyfriend goes in search of Chinese food and then the mayhem commences. This movie was very good for what it is, the details to the story are all around if you are willing to pay attention. So it was a good choice for my random Friday horror selection. I wasn't satisfied completely with the ending so that is why it's 8 out of 10.
Beazerdred

Beazerdred

Started out well enough but rapidly descended into unbelievability and a ridiculous storyline. I don't suppose that's too unusual for films of this genre but there was nothing to redeem it.

Incidentally the male protagonist of this movie is the lead from Spartacus Blood and Sand, who essentially disappears about a 1/3 of the way in after a car accident and remains unexplained or revisited subsequently. I don't know if that was also due to his reported illness which apparently also effected that series. In any case it seemed as if he was going to be the big hero busting away from the cops but in the end it was all left to girl power somewhat ironically against girl power. Coincidental or what?

Also appears to have been done by the same crew i.e. blood flowing images and use of Roman numerals.
Granijurus

Granijurus

Not really worth seeing this film. Essentially, the film had a half decent plot for a horror movie however the movie's lack of charisma and intent which leads it down the pan.

You can tell that the movie wasn't made with much of a budget but the acting and selection was OK.

It's also a little disturbing and uncomfortable to watch as some scenes are just purely depressing and in more ways than one.

I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

A poor film that leaves you bored and in no way entertained or interested at all.
Stan

Stan

Excellent acting,suspense,great camera work. Was on the edge of my seat the whole time and the twists and turns kept on coming until the very last minute. Simply a very disturbing but believable film made in such a way to really get you thinking. Afterwards I say thinking about the events because it really is that thought provoking. From an extremely sad situation came a glimmer of hope. I salute the writer and director. This happened before DNA testing became available and I was thinking how on earth are they going to get around this without me spoiling the plot it really was nothing like expected at all adding to how inventive the writing of this movie actually is.
Arashilkis

Arashilkis

Definitely among one of the best horror films this year, this Australian import from filmmaker James Rabbits starts out like any other road movie until their car is ran off the road. What follows is a nightmare for the expecting couple played by Tabrett Bethell and Andy Whitfield. There are some real hair raising tense moments and terrificly composed scenarios that proves so disturbingly original that one cannot help but to sit back relax and enjoy this rough ride. This is one of the best films at Screamfest . After seeing this film your views on general check up while pregnant will definitely change. A must see film. Seek it out,
Goll

Goll

Coming in as an Andy Whitfield fan, I was probably predisposed to like 'The Clinic'. However, as the credits neared, I found myself liking it for the underrated gem that it is, with Whitfield having little screen time, I found other sources of entertainment.

The nice thing about this movie is how old school it feels. Instead of focusing on torture porn antics and incessant gore scenes, we instead encounter genuine suspense, the movie being more a thriller than a schockfest.

All in all, cast wise, there's little to complain about. Everyone fulfills their roles adequately and the acting was actually better than I expected. It didn't hurt that Tabrett Bethell and the supporting cast are very easy on the eyes, but when it comes down to what I feel is most important, they all wore their characters skin very nicely.

I didn't hate most of the main characters, which surprised me. Often in these indie films I find myself getting rather annoyed by a majority of the people on screen that I'm supposed to be rooting for. This wasn't the case. The parts were all played likable enough and the character development in most scenarios didn't give me a reason to actually look forward to any of the good guys dying. So hats off to the movie makers for not ticking me off scene after scene.

My main criticism of the film would have to be in the final closing. Don't get me wrong, it's actually a decent, if somewhat generic plot, but at times there were some redundant roles/ scenes, and inconsistencies. My gripe actually lays in Whitfield's part as the boyfriend, and how it tied in with the ending, giving the audience some horrible closure with his last scene.

All in all, I would recommend my friends to watch this, and I'll watch it again, because bottom line, I did not check how far along with the movie I was every ten minutes, which is something that happens a ton these days with all the heaps of garbage that one has to sift through to find anything good.

P.S. One more important note is that the production values are decent, and the score maintains the mood of the movie throughout, adding a nice polished feel.
Elastic Skunk

Elastic Skunk

I had some high expectations about the movie. The central premise sounds intriguing and I was expecting some mind bending psychological thriller. Sure, those movies are now a dime a dozen but I still expected something more.

I understand why the male character was not able to stay for the rest of the movie. But maybe they could have hired another actor and reshot the scenes with him. That would have been better. There is so much buildup about the guy coming to rescue his wife and then it just ends. In a very lame sort of way. I was not satisfied with that.

The concept itself is problematic. The explanation didn't make sense and it seems like a lot of effort for nothing. Maybe you need a more diabolical reason if you have a big facility such as this. Also where are the thugs? We really don't see many people hired for managing so many women. It just seems strange that the head is so easily accessible as this. Generally in such movies, the head of the operations would be accessible only after a lot of bloodshed and lot of people dead. And not from some aggrieved mother either. We don't see any band of thugs or assassins or something.

There is a lot of predictability as well. Right from the beginning, we are shown that it is all mostly futile since they are watching anyway. So what's the point of all the tension and the violence? And then there is of course the ending with the protracted attempted murder of the lead female. The head is supposed to be a ruthless woman but she keeps the woman till last. For what reason, I am not sure. She could have been killed pretty much immediately after she supposedly "wins" the contest. The usual drama plays in the end again insulting the intelligence of the audience.

Maybe I am being a little harsh with the rating because I was not totally bored or anything. But it could have been so much better with the premise and instead it ends up like this.
Tori Texer

Tori Texer

This is one of the dumbest movies I've seen.Beginning of the film promises a good horror story, but after it comes down to confusing and boring events that we have seen in many previous films of this genre.The question is:Is this clinic, madness, or maybe a factory for rearing cows? no one knows.The actress is at an incredible rate, after waking up in the bath recovers and becomes the hero on the run from "the clinic".As regards her boyfriend he has no significant role in the film, the more time spent driving than anything else.Just do not waste your precious time watching this nonsense,film has nothing to do with horror genre and I'll try as soon as possible to forget that I ever watched.
Nettale

Nettale

Its hard to stand watching this movie. Stupidity and ignorance leads to deaths of all but one of the mothers. In almost every scene the mothers do something ignorant and half witted. Written very poorly. I shut off the movie with about 15 minutes of it left. I couldn't stand the stupidity displayed. To think actual people would have brains the size of a walnut is not impressive. I could barely stand to keep watching the movie. I kept thinking this stupidity has to end soon. No one could ever be this stupid. Stumbling and falling into holes and running from wild dogs. Cutting themselves open to find out what color matches their baby. Why not take all the babies and do a dna test instead of killing other mothers to find out which baby is yours? Duh!
Nikojas

Nikojas

THE CLINIC – CATCH IT ( B- ) Set in 1970s Australia, The Clinic is a very unusual tale of kidnapped pregnant women who are trapped and look for their new born babies. The whole take on a complicated concept is really good and throughout it keeps you engaging. There were few things I didn't like in the movie and I thought it could have been better. For example, I didn't like was how Andy Whitfield's character ends up. Not for a second it seemed like he will wind up like this. It seemed like he refuse to shoot more scenes. Besides that the screenplay could have been little tight. Performance wise Andy Whitfield didn't get much scope, though he was the first reason I end up watching "The Clinic'. Tabrett Bethell as a leading lady is really good and keeps us invested. Overall, a decent Aussie thriller with engaging unusual story. P.S rumor has it, its inspired by true events.