Review of In Secret (2014) by Jocey D — 04 Jul 2016

Dramatic love story with an expected tragic ending.

This review of In Secret (2014) was written by Jocey D on 04 Jul 2016.

In Secret has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Norm D (218) on 17 Jun 2017

This is a pretty good film that's still hard to like - from raw lust to love to a losing all morality for an unthinkable scheme that is toxic…

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By Valerie S (121) on 27 Feb 2014

Superb! A cross of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Poe's The Tell Tale Heart! Dark & haunting, joyous and macabre-gripping until the end…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 04 Oct 2014

The film's most striking performance comes from Jessica Lange, evoking both distaste and sympathy as the heroine's overbearing mother-in-law…

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By Sara A (161) on 11 Oct 2014

An affair with a a different twist of Romeo and Juliet! Too common…

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By Ellie L (129) on 06 Jul 2015

Why does Tom Felton constantly play a prick in whatever project he does? film was psychotic. very disappointed…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 14 May 2014

If O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe collaborated on a love story, it might look something like this juicy bit of ironic gothic romance…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 15 May 2014

It's hard to make a dull version of Thérèse Raquin but they seem to have managed it with In Secret, a dreary, uninspired adaptation of the…

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By William W (979) on 22 Jun 2014

This 1860's set drama that takes place in the lower echelons of Paris society begins questionably weak but builds into a solid, taut drama…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 12 Dec 2015

Good costume drama my sister would have just loved full of secrets and adultry but the climax was lifted right out of 'a place in the sun…

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By Gillian M (132) on 07 Jul 2015

Unconventional and somewhat engaging story. Acting is all round good, especially Olsen and Isaac. Great period feel and costumes…

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