Crimson Peak : Movie Review
Guillermo del Toro's new set of unforgettable visuals in the star studded large scale horror film, Crimson Peak, has had mixed responses.
This gothic romanctic ghost story follows Edith(played by the graceful Mia Wasikowska), an aspiring writer at the turn of the century who is more interested in tales of ghosts rather than play the society games her peers are fascinated with. When she meets the foreign sibling duo, Thomas(played by the eloquent Tom Hiddleston) and Lucille Sharpe(played by the elegant Jessica Chastain), she is quite taken by Thomas' romantic gestures and soon married. They are then off to England, as winter sets in, to take up residence at the Sharpe's estate, Allerdale Hall-which the locals call Crimson Peak due to the blood red clay deposits that lie directly beneath the house.
Alone in the country side with the pair, Edith soon starts to see apparitions, spooky, spindly and disfigured phantoms that seem to reside in the house. She discovers quickly, that the house has secrets, and as Thomas' and Lucille's behavior turns increasingly erratic, Edith realizes she may very well be in mortal danger.
I'll not tell any more in case I spoil the plot for anyone, but this horror film isn't high on the scare rating. The characters and cast create a delightfully creepy atmosphere as this straightforward tale unfurls, with del Toro's trademark quality for visually engaging the audience does create a spooky tension in the air, there is little of the kind of horror that films like Insidious and The Conjuring brought to the theater. Some may say its a gothic ghost story for adults, but its not a disappointing watch in any measure.
This gothic romanctic ghost story follows Edith(played by the graceful Mia Wasikowska), an aspiring writer at the turn of the century who is more interested in tales of ghosts rather than play the society games her peers are fascinated with. When she meets the foreign sibling duo, Thomas(played by the eloquent Tom Hiddleston) and Lucille Sharpe(played by the elegant Jessica Chastain), she is quite taken by Thomas' romantic gestures and soon married. They are then off to England, as winter sets in, to take up residence at the Sharpe's estate, Allerdale Hall-which the locals call Crimson Peak due to the blood red clay deposits that lie directly beneath the house.
Alone in the country side with the pair, Edith soon starts to see apparitions, spooky, spindly and disfigured phantoms that seem to reside in the house. She discovers quickly, that the house has secrets, and as Thomas' and Lucille's behavior turns increasingly erratic, Edith realizes she may very well be in mortal danger.
I'll not tell any more in case I spoil the plot for anyone, but this horror film isn't high on the scare rating. The characters and cast create a delightfully creepy atmosphere as this straightforward tale unfurls, with del Toro's trademark quality for visually engaging the audience does create a spooky tension in the air, there is little of the kind of horror that films like Insidious and The Conjuring brought to the theater. Some may say its a gothic ghost story for adults, but its not a disappointing watch in any measure.
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