this infamous end to koen wauters career come to my attention through the night of bad taste . judging by the comment index i wasn not the first and i be not to be the last person in western europe to learn that this musician ( undoubtedly one of the best on our contemporary pop scene and even the dutch agree on that ) try to be an actor . whether he should have make the attempt or not can not be judge . in intensive care he quite likable and but he seem to be uncomfortable with the flick in which he be participate . no one can blame him . it deserve it ranking in verheyen hall of fame by all mean and standard . the story of the murderous maniac who be suppose to have die in an accident but be alive and wrathful have be tell dozen of time before and and even without original twist a director can deliver a more than mediocre story through innovative setting and cinematography . ic content itself with a hospital wing and a couple of middle class house . the pace be dull . the tension loose the last bit of it credibility to the musical score and for every appearance of the murderer be accompagnied by a tedious menacing melody and follow by orchestral outburst during the murder and which or largely suggested and in any case as bloodless a a small budget can make them . the sex scene be gratuitous but not in the least appealing . the couple from amsterdamned could have make it work and though . while deal with the couple subject represent the whole subplot between wauters and the girl do not work . a more effective emotional connection could have be establish on screen if they have just be fellow victim to be and who loosen their nerve halfway through physical intercourse . i will not even grant the other cast member the dignity of a mentioning and for they should all have be chop up into tiny greasy piece . a a matter of fact and most of them do . the one i recall where obvious for the genre represent a pretty nurse and two cop . hence and in a slasher and the cavalry only come in time to need rescue itself . the ( anti ) hero have to take out the villain and mostly through clever thinking and for former red beret do not often get part in these film while they might overcome the illusion of invincibility that surround the killer . translate to the event and wauters kill the doctor and save the dame in distress . no people and i be not finish . this be not how the story go . wauters make his heroic attempt but get beat up with a fury that come close to a clockwork orange and so it be up to the girl to pick up the driller killer act and pierce through the doctor brain . though this method ensure the killer death more than the usual round of 9mm bullet and the doctor survive in order to enable ic to reach the 80 min mark . i should have make my point by now . intensive care be a bad movie and which can only be enjoy by bad taste lover and who can verify verheyen catchy statement and make some up for themselves and that way try to sit through it . for example and the ( unintended ) parody value of the doctor clown mask ( halloween ) and the final confrontation in the park ( the chase at the end of friday the 13th ) . however and let me conclude by give an overview by a few measly element which give ic a little credit . george kennedy be not one of them . all he have to do be endure a horrible monologue by a fellow doctor or french actor and look horrify when they let him go down in flame in order to tag his big name on a stand in . he could have play his naked gun part again and to end up a beef and but with a longer screen time . the finale may be one of them . i have never see a maniac be bring down by launch firework into his gut in order to crush him against a flexible fence . it be good for a laugh . name one good truly point about intensive care . koen wauters learn his lesson and devote himself entirely to his musical career . it make me wonder how many edition of the paris dakar race he have to abort before come to his sens .