Review of Crimson Peak (2015) by Daniel C — 21 Dec 2016

I was not at all impressed, despite my love for Del Toro, for ghost stories, and for gothic aesthetic. While much of it is visually striking, dramatically it falls flat. It has no subtlety, simply showing what a good gothic horror story would imply.

The mystery is lost and by the end you are just waiting for the plot to reach its necessary points and end. The characters have no depth and no energy. I would have probably enjoyed this better as a short story than as a film.