
In World War II, the airman Toby Jugg is hit in the spine during an airborne attack and he becomes paraplegic. His aunt-in-law Julia Jugg is his only relative and sends him to rest in a clinic in the countryside. Toby is in love with Julia and writes several letters to her but she does not respond. Toby is haunted by shadows and bugs and Dr. Hal Burns, who is responsible for his treatment, complains that Toby does not open his feelings to him. One day, one intern goes to the ... (Full plot summary below)
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In World War II, the airman Toby Jugg is hit in the spine during an airborne attack and he becomes paraplegic. His aunt-in-law Julia Jugg is his only relative and sends him to rest in a clinic in the countryside. Toby is in love with Julia and writes several letters to her but she does not respond. Toby is haunted by shadows and bugs and Dr. Hal Burns, who is responsible for his treatment, complains that Toby does not open his feelings to him. One day, one intern goes to the town and brings a letter from Julia to Toby, and he finds that Dr. Burns is hiding his correspondence. When Julia is informed, she comes to the clinic to stay with Toby that seems to be mentally ill. One night, Dr. Burns gives a razor to Toby and tells him to do the right thing, trying to induce him to commit suicide. But late night Toby discovers the secret of Julia and Hal.
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| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...a hopelessly uninvolving piece of work that is unlikely to appeal to even the most ardent Pattinson fan... |
| User ReviewRalph RI have seen this online and cannot wait for the DVD release!!! I loved it! |
| User ReviewBaovan NThis showed Rob's darker side. Again very good acting! He is doing what he was born to do! |
| User ReviewPatti MThe end of this movie is stunning! Pattinson's best performance. |
| User ReviewAmanda MThis movie was confusing and a bit freaky! It's a role completely different to what Rob's done before and even now and I was in shock. I loved seeing Rob's darker side and thought that he had done a pheomenal job. I am not one for movies like this, but this one seemed interesting and I guess my hunch was right. I would love to see this again! Two thumbs way up for Rob!!! |
| User ReviewKaren Lif Robert pattisons in the the movie than I love it go twilight! |
| User ReviewWally SIf you like atmospheric horror, then you will appreciate this movie. All of the actors do an admirable job, and the direction conveys the sense of Toby Jugg's terror and paranoia through location, lighting, eerie camera angles and disturbing (but not disgusting) images. Interesting to note that this film was produced by and shown on the BBC, but was rated R by the hypersensitive MPAA - although there is nothing here that will be offensive to younger fans of Twilight/Robert Pattinson. |
| User ReviewAmijane FFlight Lieutenant Jugg (Twilight's Robert Pattinson), confined to a wheelchair after being wounded in action, arrives at a remote mansion in Wales to recuperate. Suffering from terrible nightmares and visions, he suspects the methods of his psychiatrist, Dr. Hal Burns (Julian Sands). His beautiful aunt, Julia (Rachael Stirling) seems to be the only person he can trust - until circumstances make him doubt even her intentions. Based on the novel "The Haunting of Toby Jugg? by Dennis Wheatley. |
| User ReviewDorian Ki love this movie...i thought it was great and interesting...rob is very good in this and his voice has such a haunting element to it and i felt remorse for his character...the only negative would be the constant smoking throughout the whole thing lol... |
| User ReviewKrista TThe reason for my rating being so high is because I understood the movie in its entirety. Toby Jugg (a.k.a Robert Pattinson), was suffering from PTSD and becoming a paraplegic due to being shot. When the movie begins, he puts on a brave face, as well as his once removed Aunt Julia to show one another that everything will be fine. At first, he is sane and well, except for the handicap and the PTSD (dreams) but begins to feel that something sinister is happening at the home. At one point in time, his nurse gives him a pill called amytal "hours of oblivion, guaranteed". You can safely assume that he begins to lose it once this medicine is administered to him and that he is continually being given it. The mis-trust that the Doctor gives him by not sending his letters off, the medicine, the lights going out at 7pm, and the fact that the Doctor is really creepy and hides in corners, makes for someone to become paranoid. The ending was as beautiful as it was sad. He opens the door to find the Doctor on the floor, and his Aunt on the bed, holding hands, sleeping. He quickly blows out the candle and army crawls (because he is handicapped) to the other room where he awaits the two. Once the Doctor walks out of the room, his Aunt see's him in the shadows and he goes to her. She does rock him but refuses him as he attempts to kiss her. Obviously this sets him off because throughout the movie, she is sending him mixed signals and he is only following his heart. So, in him 'raping her' (quotes used because he wasn't really raping her) he is showing her that he's there, he's right there in front of her and she will not have him. In fact, she keeps pushing him away as if he is the plague which only infuriates him more. He thrusts and thrusts himself upon her and she begs him to stop and because they both know, he cannot satisfy her sexually, they cannot be together (in her mind). Also, she seems to have sided with the Doctor and as far as he's concerned, she has back-stabbed him and taken the Doctors word and also, chose him sexually over him so if he can't have her, no one can (so there are two factors for her death). As you can see with the ending, the Doctor stands over the two and undoubtedly he was there the whole time Toby was on top of her. He is curious about the inner workings of a person and he wanted to watch. Also, the book that this was based on, shows that Toby stands to inherit a lot of money, but this is never mentioned in the movie. I hope this helps anyone who is confused. By the way ... TEAM JACOB! lol |