Quote:
Originally Posted by Sculpt
1922 (2017) (Netflix)
7/10
In 1922, a farming husband and father of a teen son is tempted to end his wife.
It's technically solid, with textbook camera shots, fine acting, and plenty of gloomy cinematography. It's all just so, so, so familiar. It's your classic Edgar Allen Poe tale, à la The Tell-Tale Heart... without the poetry; told in rather melancholy Steven King narration style. There's no surprises for the second-time-around horror fan.
|
I also saw that one on Netflix after reading the novella in "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King, and it actually portrays the novella excellently. It may not be big budget, but not only does the story take place in rural America back in 1922, where and when times were a lot more primitive than they are now, no need for any big budget to make that time and setting look real and authentic, plus horror films don't need to be big budget in order to be good. It's more of a matter on knowing what you're doing and how to do it right with what you got then how big of a budget you have. They did overall well with what they have and really brought the story to life in an impressive way, especially the Sweetheart Bandits scenes, in my opinion. I'm looking forward to seeing "In The Tall Grass" and "Gerald's Game" on Netflix before too long.
07-23-2020, 06:32 PM
Halloween(2018)
