Review of The Name of the Rose (1986) by Grant W — 27 Nov 2016

While Connery and Slater provide our eyes (and brains) to look into a world where power corrupts and mankind is in a state of physical and mental reduction, the film drags at a snail's pace with a climax that doesn't quite reach a satisfying payoff.

Otherwise, the film is well shot and it does create an atmosphere that is discomforting while emphasizing the harshest realities of the Middle Ages.

Worthy enough to see once.