THE UGLY (1997)

Cast

Plot

Hungry young psychologist Rebecca Hobbs arrives at the lunatic asylum run by sinister Dr Ward, only to find that his grunting henchmen seem a darn sight more deranged than the serial killer she's come to visit, Paolo Rotondo. Certified as too mad to stand trial, Rotondo has been banged up for five years, believing himself to be physically deformed. As Rebecca starts to prompt her patient's memories, she also starts, spookily, to surface in them. A not unfamiliar scenario is given a fresh and skilful treatment by first-time Kiwi director Scott Reynolds.