Review of Dragonwyck (1946) by Michael Y — 13 Aug 2010

A classic staring the youngest Vincent Price that I've ever seen, Dragonwyck is about human desires, whether they be good like love, or bad like prejudice.

This movie is all about a farmgirl (Gene Tierney) who is unexpectedly contacted by a very, very distant relative (Vincent Price) who wants her to visit him in his mansion. The woman begins to fall for the wealthy aristocrat, but discovers that the mansion has a history and people's inner selves can be darker than they first appear. Frankly, this movie had a lot to work with, especially with such a great cast of Tierney and Price, but the story was a bit flat. It didn't end up being the gothic thriller that it built itself up to be, and instead covers issues like politics and personal demons and prejudism, which wasn't that exciting.

But none the less this movie does have it's moments, and though it was a bit slow the real attention getters were Tierney and Price who delivered fantastic preformances. The movie had a nice big ballroom set to work with among other sets and some pretty good costumes.

This movie wasn't what I expected, but it wasn't that bad either. It was an interesting character movie where you don't know exactly what people are thinking. The best part of this movie were the actors, so if your a Vincent Price fan like The Michael then you should check it out.