Review of Crimson Peak (2015) by Pipec — 20 Oct 2015

Director Guillermo del Toro creates intricate worlds filled of reality of flesh and blood that generate overwhelming viewers and memorable masterpieces (Crimson Peak). "Crimson Peak's" atmosphere focuses on passion and love , sex and lies, and dark secrets. In the movie there are two kinds of monsters (The Ghosts and Lucille Sharp (Jessica Chastain)) but the Scarlet Summit and the characters in general are the most terrifying thing onscreen. Guillermo del Toro has enough professionalism to bring us to the beautiful Victorian-era England.

All the movie is fantastic but in Allerdale Hall really begins "Crimson Peak", obviously the introduction to the life of Edith is important (especially the warnings of her mother).The colors are autumnal, mustards and oranges. Kate Hawley takes one of the aspects resaltables of the movie. Lucille slashes through that mellow golden landscape in fiery-crimson dresses or heavy all-black gowns. On the other hand, Allerdale Hall is a daunting ruin where there are spaces too large or too small giving us the perfect atmosphere to scare the entire planet, but the most gruesome of the mansion is the constant red clay that threatens to sink into the pleasure of the movie.

Edith's trips all over the house and the warnings of her sister - in - law (that there are rooms she must not go into) ."Crimson Peak" has a beautiful wardrobe, dark secrets, a hunsband who seems a stranger, a sister- in - law hiding something behind cups of tea, a pap , an ax and a strange obsession with her brother and her macabre secret with "Mother".

As in "Pan's Labyrinth," "Crimson Peak" engenders an atmosphere of great proportions for great performance. The images themselves have tremendous power: A blonde woman sneaking through a dark house holding a candelabra. A black-haired woman stalking through an interior snowfall, carrying a tray of rattling tea cups. A man in his workshop creating toys that open their mouths to vomit silver balls. Edith sees horrors at night through doorways, down hallways. She must be brave enough to face these phantasms, to look them in the eye, to see what she is not supposed to see. On the opposite side, Thomas and Lucille must prevent Edith from seeing.

Del Toro is of the old - school, and reminds us in "Crimson Peak" through totally extinct tricks nowadays, (as transitions from scene to scene or where a circular shape surrounded by blackness homes in on one small image) covering us mainly black in color (circles , hugs or transition ).

Mia Wasikowska as Edith Cushing is just perfect for this role, this is the work of her career, there is no one to surpass her ability to convey the terror on her face, Tom Hiddleston as Sir Thomas Sharpe plays with his character around the movie , playing as the protagonist or antagonist ( the style Miles Teller - Peter Hayes - in Divergent Series), Charlie Hunnam as el Dr. Alan McMichael is the undisputed hero and the best for last Jessica Chastain as Lady Lucille Sharpe begins with a minor character but as the film progresses Jessica performs one of the best characters in his successful career, She is the point of the movie surprise.

"Crimson Peak" is Guillermo del Toro's a worthy project. "Crimson Peak" overcomes "Mama", "Pacific Rim", "Pan's Labyrinth," or any other movie made ​​by Guillermo. This work is a masterpiece of a decade.

See del Guillermo films is an absolute pleasure , full of emotion , terror, ambition, perfection and foremost excellence and superiority.It's true "what terrifies him will terrify others" and "Crimson Peak will terrify entire universe.