Review of The Turning (2020) by Cityofgeek — 25 Jan 2020

While the source novella and the 1961 adaptation (The Innocents if you aren't aware) remain two of the most chilling stories, this adaptation loses anything that makes the previous editions work (of the one's I've seen, Turn of the Screw has been adapted many other times).

The Turning is a good-looking mess that has a kernel of a good flick lost within a script that feels like it got cut down from something more coherent. Is the haunting real or imagined? While typically this is left ambiguous, the movie clearly notes the ghosts are real, but then abandons this for long periods of time to question kate's sanity.

And that ending, without going into spoilers - it's a waste and just feels like the film is missing the 3rd act. Mackenzie davis and Brooklyn Prince are both giving solid performances, but Finn Wolfhard is awful.

Avoid.