Review of 1922 (2017) by Stuart M — 27 Oct 2017
Not so much a horror film as a parable about the high costs of murder. Thomas Jane absolutely owns the lead role, being alternately sympathetic, pathetic, and rotten. He's not a psychopath. He truly loves his son and ends up feeling guilt for what he's done. But at the same time he really does kill his wife for pretty much no reason. He isn't really primed to benefit financially from her death. But he does it anyway, and worst of all he ropes his teenage son into helping him. At first everything seems like it'll settle out okay, but unsurprisingly things quickly deteriorate. Guilt begins to gnaw away at the pair. But the supernatural elements take a while to appear. It's really only after the family falls apart that the wife reappears. The nature of her reappearance leaves you to wonder if she's not simply the product of his guilt-ridden mind.
The takeaway from all this is that it's not very scary. While a few scenes are haunting, mostly it's just bleak and tragic.
This review of 1922 (2017) was written by Stuart M on 27 Oct 2017.
1922 has generally received positive reviews.
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