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‘Rounding’ Review: Modest Thriller Conjures Atmospheric but Convoluted Suspense in a Rural Hospital
Director Alex Thompson goes for chills rather than tears in this overloaded tale of a medical resident who might be dealing with an imperiled patient.
Working here sans his usual directing and writing partner Kelly O’Sullivan (though she plays a supporting role), Thompson establishes a compellingly ominous mood from the outset. Supervisor Dr. Harrison (Michael Potts) recognizes his abilities, but also notes that James — perhaps still semi-paralyzed by trauma — has a terribly stiff bedside manner that offers zero comfort when he must communicate grim diagnostic news. Nor is stealth aided by growing evidence of his own neglectful self-care: exhaustion, panic attacks, blackouts, a limp from unattended jogging injuries, eventually audio and visual hallucinations.
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