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Thursday, June 6, 2019

[5.25/10] We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019)

Quick Review: It wins some points for atmosphere and dread, as well as the sinister old mansion setting, authentic vintage feel, and above all the superb cast, with Stan deserving a special mention for his nutty turn, but this old school mystery drama about isolation and paranoia is way too low-key in its approach, despite the surprising amount of violence it contains, and this profound subtlety often works against it, even during the ghastly tragic finale.

2 comments:

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Too low key? Shame they didn't step it up a notch.

George Beremov [Nebular] said...

Alex, yeah, way too subtle.