This movie takes place in London in 1921. A young woman named Florence Cathcart (Rebecca Hall), trying to prove that the supernatural is nothing but a hoax. Robert Mallory (Dominic West) asks her to look into the death of a student at the boarding school where he teaches. The boys all see and are afraid of a young boy's ghost, she decides to take the case. After exploring Florence begins having trouble seeing what is the truth and what is a lie, and she finds out something about her own mysterious past.
I didn't think this was a fabulous ghost movie, but I did find the ending a little surprising.
Being a haunted house movie I expected a little more out of it when it came to scares, but it was just the same as many others, startling sounds or shadows that pooped in and out of frame. It just wasn't scary and the scares that it did attempt were pretty predictable. The most jarring moment in the movie and active moment was the attempted rape scene that happened between Florence and another character.
Some things are not explained as thoroughly as they could have been, and I would have liked to be more invested in the other characters, not just Florence. I also found the fact that Florence was so badly shaken by some of the events that happened to be unrealistic for her character. She is a non-believer and yet as soon as she thinks there are ghosts she just falls for them and searches for them. This seemed uncharacteristic for someone who had spent her life proving that the supernatural didn't exist.
So while the end was surprising it really didn't make up for the rest of the movie.
I didn't think this was a fabulous ghost movie, but I did find the ending a little surprising.
Being a haunted house movie I expected a little more out of it when it came to scares, but it was just the same as many others, startling sounds or shadows that pooped in and out of frame. It just wasn't scary and the scares that it did attempt were pretty predictable. The most jarring moment in the movie and active moment was the attempted rape scene that happened between Florence and another character.
Some things are not explained as thoroughly as they could have been, and I would have liked to be more invested in the other characters, not just Florence. I also found the fact that Florence was so badly shaken by some of the events that happened to be unrealistic for her character. She is a non-believer and yet as soon as she thinks there are ghosts she just falls for them and searches for them. This seemed uncharacteristic for someone who had spent her life proving that the supernatural didn't exist.
So while the end was surprising it really didn't make up for the rest of the movie.
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