Beware spoilers!!
Cinema in the afternoon is such a decadent thing - or seems to be such a decadent thing to do - Mike and I haven't been to the cinema in the afternoon for a long long time. But we grabbed ourselves a hotdog for lunch and settled down for the film. The plot of the film is fairly straightforward a series of gruesome murders are being committed each one resembling ones written by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe is at first suspected and then in turn helps the police to solve the crimes.
The film also taps into reality, exploring what may have happened to Edgar Allen Poe in the four days before he died when he mysteriously disappeared and then turned up ill, bedraggled and bewildered on a park bench in Baltimore.
The film stars John Cusack, and here I am somewhat biased, he gives a creditable performance portraying Poe as the unpleasant, struggling, drunkard which he was by this time, but also manages to pull out of the character some likeable attributes and some humour. The film is grim and dour and does on occasion some a little reminder of the old Hammer Horrors and fits in well with the current gothic costume horror trend with the likes of Woman in Black and Sherlock Holmes. An interesting supporting role from Brendan Gleeson who is always good value for money.
Overall not a brilliant film, but still enjoyable.
Ciao
Sue
Reading challenge 4/20 - currently reading on Kindle Tower TBC and in print Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins (I will finish this book!!)
I love John Cusack as an actor. The last movie I saw him in was 2012. I was not aware that he was in The Raven. I am going to check this movie out.
ReplyDelete