Film Review "Inoperable"

Every time I hear one of my scream queens has a new film coming out, it’s almost a given that I want to check it out unless it looks very bad. When I first heard about Inoperable, I was interested in film immediately when I heard Danielle Harris was going to be involved because she is my top 3 scream queens of all time.

The film is about a woman (Danielle Harris) who wakes up to find out that she’s in an empty hospital as a hurricane approaches. She manages to find out that she stuck in a time loop as a strange force is trapping her in the same moment. Can she find a way out of the hospital before she is tapped there forever? The film also stars Jeff Denton and Katie Keene.

Going into “Inoperable”, I was hoping that this would be decent because Danielle Harris usually is one of those actresses that keeps you invested in whatever she’s in. Never did it would be as good as it was.

One of the things that this film does right is the direction. Director Christopher Lawrence Chapman does a very good job making sure that this had an intense feel. From the way that he approaches this film to how he approaches the action scenes, everything’s done in a way that it keeps the film moving along. If the action didn’t feel intense, then this would’ve felt flat and redundant. Thankfully, it was not the case as the scenes came off as intense and it kept me interested in the story. The other thing that Chapman does very well is to make sure the performances match the intense pace. He makes sure the performances work with the film’s tone. He does a great job making sure that his cast matches the intensity in their performances as in the screenplay. It helped enhance the film’s story as the scenes on screen come off as suspenseful.

The screenplay written by Chapman and Jeff Miller does a very good job making sure that the screenplay has an intense feel. Whether it’s the way they go for a “Groundhog Day” approach with the film’s story to how they set up the main character every time she wakes up in the hospital, everything is done to give you a frightening “Memento” type of feel. That’s the charm of this film as it kept me interested with the main character. The other thing the screenplay does well is some action scenes that have a punch to it. This is the type of film where you need scenes that keep you frightened and on edge. This screenplay has that. By having that, you get hooked into the film’s story as hoping for a good payoff. It does that very well as it had that expected result which fits the film’s story very well.

This was an entertaining film, as I was into the film’s “Groundhog Day” and the scenes had an edge that makes this worth watching especially if you’re a fan of Danielle Harris. With its intense pace and its good performances, “Inoperable” is one film that makes you afraid to go to the hospital.

Review Rating: Four Stars