'Session 9' is a creepy little thriller which so far as I can tell has received 
more attention for being one of the first films shot on Sony digital video than 
for its content.  

An asbestos cleaning crew in need of the money agrees to do a rush job at a 
defunct insane asylum.  Tensions among the crew are rife before being 
exasperated by a looming deadline.  Gordon (Peter Mullan) is in the white waters 
of a rocky marriage.  Hank (Josh Lucas) is dating Phil (David Caruso)'s ex-
girlfriend, just to get a rise out of Phil.  Mike (Stephen Gevedon) is having 
second thoughts about leaving law-school to go into the fiber cleaning business.  
Then people start dying.

There are some striking similarities between 'Session 9' and 'The Shining'.  
Most obviously, in both of these scary movies the location feels like a 
character in and of itself.  Although, the 'Session 9' asylum has a much more 
heavy-handed creep-out factor, than the Overlook, both are instrumental in 
establishing their respective films frightening mood before anything out of the 
ordinary takes place.  

Before all the secrets are given away, 'Session 9' leaves little clues around 
its scenery, some of which don't make sense until a scene or two later.  These 
make what would otherwise be a fairly slow moving story, fairly engaging.

'Session 9' is not brilliant filmmaking, it's not brilliant story telling, nor 
acting.  'Session 9' is a second string title for thriller fans.  Certainly not 
top-shelf material, but of interest to an aficionado. This obscure pick has 
promise, and exploration of some new ideas, as well as some new exploration of 
some suspense standards.