Crimson Peak Film Review

Finished watching Crimson Peak, directed by Guillermo del Toro and staring Mia Wasikowska, Doug Jones, Tom Hiddleston, Jim Beaver, Jessica Chastain and Charlie Hunnam. The film opens up with Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) remembering the night of her mothers funeral when Edith's Mother (Doug Jones) comes back from the grave as a ghost to warn Edith of the dangers of Crimson Peak. Years later Edith, now an inspiring author meets with English inventor Sir Thomas Sharp (Tom Hiddleston) who has come to America to meet with Edith's father Carter Cushing (Jim Beaver) for an investment to mine clay that is sinking his home back in England. After going to a party with Thomas, Edith is introduced to Thomas' sister Lady Lucille (Jessica Chastain) as Edith and Thomas become closer after spending more time together as the two begin to fall in love. Overall this was a good film as it has the asstetics of a classic horror story with it being set within a Victorian time period with a well payed of slow burn. The story behind Thomas and Lucille is extremely interesting with the discovery is their past and what drives them to surtan parts in the film. While the effects of the ghosts within the story of the film as they help Edith with the discussions she makes and the discoveries she uncovers while the asstectecs of the ghosts are very realistic more so with close ups as they look almost lifelike. What lets the film down in places are its last supporting characters like Dr Alan McMicheal (Charlie Hunnam) who feels very one dimensional with His story feeling very by the book predictable within the first couple of minutes of his introduction. 7.5/10.