Monday, March 23, 2020

The Secret Of Marrowbone (2017)

A big brother is taking care of his siblings while hiding the fact that their mother died and that they are associated with a known serial killer.

I wanted to like it. And I liked it at first. It had nice characters played by talented actors, with a dramatic and intriguing personal history, eager to invite the good in their life; it had romantic potential and some effective ghost potential. Then they went into the details and explained everything. And it became tedious and cliché.
Maybe the ending is ok though, with the romantic idealism a tad exaggerated.
Maybe I'm too cynical and the ending is not exaggerated.
It is a pseudo-horror and for that it can't be forgiven though, the rest is ok.

You might know George (Jack) from Captain Fantastic, Charlie (Billy) from Stranger Things. And you might know Anya (Allie) from Morgan, The VVitch, Split, Peaky Blinders.

Directed by: Sergio Sànchez
With: George MacKay, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth, Anya Taylor-Joy

Rating: 6/10

Also read in Romanian

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