Crimson Peak
Rating : 2/10
Release Date : 16th October, 2015
Time : 119 minutes
Director, Writer : Guillermo Del Toro; Co-Writer : Matthew Robbins; Music : Fernando Velazquez;
Starring : Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver
The biggest mystery in this slasher / horror / thriller is why Tom Hiddleston took up his role ? Could he have been any more wimpier ? And overall, apart from a few cheap thrill, scary moments, could the film have been any more predictable ?
Mia is a strong-willed, feisty character, brought up by her doting, rich father (Jim) after her mother died when she was young. She has written a ghost story, partly because of the fact that she can occasionally see her mother�s ghost (quite scary, and absolutely non-maternal in behavior) ever since the night she passed away. However big publishers are encouraging her to trash her book and instead write romantic novels instead. While her mom�s ghost keeps warning her to stay away from Crimson Peak.
The return of her childhood friend, a doctor (Charlie), to set up practice coincides with the visit of a British Baronet, Tom Hiddleston and his sister, Jessica. And then things get interesting. Or do they ?
The fact that you can guess every little story twist, along with even the way the ghosts make their entrance doesn�t help the movie. The overall depressing atmosphere, the sordid going-ons, the rather black and white characters and the gore (sickening, unnecessary stuff) � nothing helps the movie. And you�re really left wondering till the end why couldn�t the brother-sister duo simply move away ?
The film has only one possible, larger-purpose use. If you�re of the right age and a guy, and you take a girl / woman to this one, you�re almost guaranteed some cling time. Apart from that, found it to be a most frightening waste of time � and I lay the blame squarely on Tom�s doorstep � I simply wouldn�t have gone, if it weren�t for him�