Review of Suspiria (2018) by Moviemitch96 — 31 Oct 2018

Well...that was bizarre to say the least! More of a reimagining than an actual remake of the 1977 cult classic horror film, this was a literal mess! While the original (which I was actually a fan of) was creepy and disturbing, it also managed to be mysterious and haunting in all the best ways possible and was never too over the top.

This film was the exact opposite of that unfortunately! It was creepy and disturbing as well, and them some (and I don't mean that in a good way.) Quite honestly, I couldn't believe how dreary, plodding, and just plain boring it was most the time, but then again, I probably should've suspected as much knowing that the film carried a two and a half hour runtime (an hour longer than the original's hour and a half runtime.

) In addition, things just got more and more bizarre as the film progressed but even then still managed to remain rather boring all the while. And if that wasn't bad enough already, the film's final half hour or so became so ridiculously grotesque, and to make matters worse, the film tried it's hardest to make it appear really artsy and deep, but it just came off as completely absurd and pretentious and only succeeded in grossing me out.

If there's anything remotely positive I can think of to say about this film, it would be Tilda Swinton's brilliant performance, or performances I should say, cause fun fact: In addition to playing the ballet academy director Madame Blanc, she played another small side character towards the end and also donned lots of makeup and prosthetics to play an elderly man named Dr.

Josef Klemperer, but for that role she was credited under the pseudonym Lutz Ebersdorf. She's always blown me away with her transformations and acting skills and range, and this film was no exception! Sadly though, it's no saving grace for the film itself, and the rest of the cast's talents were rather wasted to me.