The 'Not-So-Critical' Critic:
on CRIMSON PEAK (2015,
119 minutes, R)
The Quick of It -
When Guillermo del Toro has a vision, embrace what is to come. I don't say that to mean you should have high
expectations, more that he will treat you to something that you would not
expect nor have experienced without his bizarre imagination. I believe one of the proper ways to describe
this film is like a scene used in the movie; when Tom Hiddleston's character,
Thomas Sharpe, shows his American audience at a social gathering how to waltz
the British way - fast and deliberate while having the finesse in movement to
not snuff out the candle being held by the dance partners. CRIMSON PEAK follows the same formula. It holds no real surprises as the story is told. Even when the information given seems vague,
there are no great leaps to guess what is transpiring. This is quite apparent since it starts out
by stating 'ghosts are real' and continues along this course until the final
scene. What sells this film is the
intricate storytelling, the striking costume design, and the elegant and elaborate
settings. Mr. del Toro, please continue
to twist our reality.
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