Posted: February 25, 2016 | Author: Donald | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ellie Granger, Harvey Scrimshaw, Jarin Blaschke, Kate Dickie, Lucas Dawson, Ralph Ineson, Robert Eggers, The Witch | Leave a comment »
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Warning: SPOILERS
Well, The Crucible it ain’t.
The Witch, the new slow burn of a movie that was a hit at Sundance and is taking the art houses by storm, is a film where I feel I’m on the sidewalk looking through a window at a party that I can’t join. It just didn’t work for me.
There are several reasons as to why, but the simplest reason is that it didn’t remotely scare me and that slow burn of a build up never made me remotely tense or nervous. I found the story as a whole to be slow and tedious. Yes, there are a few jump and go boo moments, but in the end, even those didn’t do much to get my fears going.
So, basically, if the movie scared you, then you’ll probably like the movie. If you didn’t, as I didn’t, then you won’t. Read the rest of this entry »
