Review of Black Narcissus (1947) by Jacob G — 15 Jul 2011
I have mixed feelings on this--I manically swing from thinking it is a 5 star enterprise, to remembering that there were many stretches which felt relatively common. Visually Black Narcissus is great. The part I struggled with was the somewhat bland cast of characters.
Not that they were horrible--and many of them had some great moments. But I don't think those moments as a whole were enough to completely give them a pass. But what the movie lacks in characters, it makes up some ground in the surprising escalation of tensions in the final 1/4 of the film.
It almost-but-not-completely takes a turn towards horror. Sister Ruth is a truly terrifying character.
This review of Black Narcissus (1947) was written by Jacob G on 15 Jul 2011.
Black Narcissus has generally received very positive reviews.
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