I knew I had to see this film after seeing the trailer, it really had me intrigued.
First off this film is magnificently shot, the sets are wonderful, the atmosphere is fantastic, and to top it all, I have never seen another film quite like it, that is its U. S. P, and also maybe why it's had difficulty finding a big audience? Perhaps it's just a little bit too much 'out there' for today's audiences?
I've seen some reviews that say it's overlong, and I have to disagree, I don't feel there's a minute of screen time wasted, and if it had been shorter, I'd have felt cheated.
The actors involved all put their hearts and souls into it, and add some great over the top ness when needed.
Part grand guignol, part thriller, part 1930s Universal monster movie (that's what the end portion reminded me of!), I found this a thrilling ride, and was only disappointed with the rather lame ending which didn't really give a satisfactory conclusion, but after such a great 2 hours plus, it didn't completely ruin it for me.
If you want to be transported to another place for a few hours, please do give this a go, if it hadn't been for the ending, this would have been a 10 from me.
First off this film is magnificently shot, the sets are wonderful, the atmosphere is fantastic, and to top it all, I have never seen another film quite like it, that is its U. S. P, and also maybe why it's had difficulty finding a big audience? Perhaps it's just a little bit too much 'out there' for today's audiences?
I've seen some reviews that say it's overlong, and I have to disagree, I don't feel there's a minute of screen time wasted, and if it had been shorter, I'd have felt cheated.
The actors involved all put their hearts and souls into it, and add some great over the top ness when needed.
Part grand guignol, part thriller, part 1930s Universal monster movie (that's what the end portion reminded me of!), I found this a thrilling ride, and was only disappointed with the rather lame ending which didn't really give a satisfactory conclusion, but after such a great 2 hours plus, it didn't completely ruin it for me.
If you want to be transported to another place for a few hours, please do give this a go, if it hadn't been for the ending, this would have been a 10 from me.