The Facility

It's a case of kill or cure for seven volunteers taking part in a trial for a new drug in director Ian Clark's low-budget first feature. With the guinea pigs confined to a remote medical facility out in the sticks, it's not long before the disparate group - comprising students, a journalist, a smug alpha male and a bolshie know-it-all (memorably played by Looking for Eric's Steve Evets) - become convinced all is not as it seems, particularly when night falls and the meltdowns begin. The movie is unnerving rather than terrifying or excessively gory, and Clark knows his horror set-ups - isolated space, dark corridors, maniacs running amok - but it's a tried-and-tested formula and there's little of the unexpected taking place. It's a pity, because Clark shows promise and the cast give energetic performances.