Reviews

This is a delightful comedy made so from the stellar cast. On thing I noticed in the "Trivia" section that is incorrect; the Connecticut house (set) is not the same as in the "Bringing Up Baby"

This is something to watch during lockdown. And since its a modern reimagining series of the book "Turn of the Screw" the story is expanded with more characters and has lots of filler. If you are looking for some truly scary moments then watch "The Innocents" from 1961. It tells the ghost story in two hours(ish) with moments that actually gave me chills.

I was very excited to watch a new version but thoroughly disappointed. It lacked suspense and the Character arch of the new Mrs. deWinter came too late in the plot. All of this is due to certain dialogue misplaced in this rendition. It must be difficult for actors and directors to try and create something new with a previous film that has been cited as a classic, after all it won an Academy Award. Skip it.

This version is overly melodramatic in an effort to romanticize Shelly's novel and allow for the many actors a chance to put forth their acting chops. The direction and acting remind me of older movies like 1939s Wuthering Heights where It was all about actors chewing the scenery helped with an epic soundtrack crescendoing to punctuate moments. This is what reminded me why I like the original B&W version so much, it was so minimal and stark for its day. When I saw it on a large screen several years ago, it really scared me and I'd seen it on TV many many times before. Something about the silence at certain moments in the film created eery and shocking scenes that much "more". As the creature In Branagh's version, De Niro's NY accent made me chuckle at times and HB Carter chose to ham it up as Elizabeth ( and in this version becomes the bride of the creature as well!! Yikes) I think there were too many famous named actor's to please, so they made each character an important enough role to extend this to nearly two and a half hours long (Maybe longer). Now that's Self involved story telling. Sorry, I know this will be an unpopular review, but it's honest.