Crimson Peak

Name: Crimson Peak
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Released: October 16, 2015
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 16, 2015 | R

Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston

Summary: When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place ﬁlled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind Crimson Peak.

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 119 min

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RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Oct 15, 2015

Crimson Peak's atmosphere crackles with sexual passion and dark secrets. There are a couple of monsters (supernatural and human), but the gigantic emotions are the most terrifying thing onscreen. Read full review

Steve Persall

Oct 15, 2015

Horror is an impatient person's game these days, and Crimson Peak isn't hurried at all. It seduces with creepily erotic atmosphere, and performances in perfect tune with the script's melodrama. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Oct 16, 2015

Its sombre sincerity and hypnotic, treasure-box beauty make Crimson Peak feel like a film out of time – but Del Toro, his cast and his crew carry it off without a single postmodern prod or smirk. The film wears its heart on its sleeve, along with its soul and most of its intestines. Read full review

Katie Rife

Oct 13, 2015

Unsurprisingly for a Del Toro film, the production design is the real star of Crimson Peak. Read full review

Sara Stewart

Oct 14, 2015

Chastain and Wasikowska take center stage while Hiddleston flutters around like one of Allerdale’s huge black moths. Watching the women square off within del Toro’s eye-popping, painterly palette is a feast for the eyes, if not particularly substantial fare for the mind. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Oct 15, 2015

The film is too busy, and in some ways too gross, to sustain an effective atmosphere of dread. It tumbles into pastiche just when it should be swooning and sighing with earnest emotion. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Oct 15, 2015

The film by the stylish fantasist Guillermo del Toro looks marvelous, but has a vein of narrative muck at its core. Read full review

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rockstargod11

Oct 17, 2015

A modern gothic romance masterpiece. It is an impeccably acted, beautifully shot, soulful piece of art. Guillermo del Toro has delivered another work of genius. Jessica Chastain is the greatest.

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jsharbour

Nov 22, 2015

Beautiful scenes and settings, immaculate costume design, wonderful acting, intensely suspenseful, and even gruesome in a few places. It's not related, but I kept thinking of Bram Stoker's Dracula and Interview with the Vampire while watching. Love the gothic horror theme. The plot had someBeautiful scenes and settings, immaculate costume design, wonderful acting, intensely suspenseful, and even gruesome in a few places. It's not related, but I kept thinking of Bram Stoker's Dracula and Interview with the Vampire while watching. Love the gothic horror theme. The plot had some twists and turns and the ending was surprising and satisfying, like a good meal.… Expand

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LeonardoAmato

Jan 21, 2018

The art design, the colors and every part of this movie is just visually stunning, simply wonderful to watch. "Crimson Peak" comes up being a macabre gothic tale that takes this genre to another level.

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Prashun

Oct 26, 2015

I don't really care much for horror but this movie is made by Guillermo Del Toro who is a genius when it comes to visual imagery and it was promoted as a Gothic Romance film with horror elements ala Francis Ford Copolla's underrated gem Dracula. This movie completely delivers on the visualI don't really care much for horror but this movie is made by Guillermo Del Toro who is a genius when it comes to visual imagery and it was promoted as a Gothic Romance film with horror elements ala Francis Ford Copolla's underrated gem Dracula. This movie completely delivers on the visual front, the set designs are gorgeous, the high production values can be seen in every shot and every frame of the film, the house at Crimson Peak is so vibrant and a treat for the eyes. The story and the plot are not the strong points of this film and it's a problem which always haunts Del Toro's films, a bit predictable and cliched. The movie has four prominent characters, Mia Wasikowska is the main lead who marries Tom Hiddleston and portrays the usual victim/detective in the horror film and serves as the audience's eyes and ears in the film, Charlie Hunnam is there for plot reasons and does nothing special in the film, Tom Hiddleston is great in this film, he portrays the handsome and charming but mysterious Thomas Sharpe who is torn between the love for his sister and his new wife; Jessica Chastain is the best thing in this film, she plays a Lady Macbeth type of a character and is constantly involved in a power struggle of sorts with the new woman in her brother's life. Siblings often hint of an incestuous relationship which is again a very interesting angle in the film. The chemistry is great as well and Jessica Chastain after how underused she was in The Martian proves why she is one of the best working female actors. However in the end the film got a bit too predictable but the climax was very good, I have watched worse movies in the same genre thought it was a decent time pass.… Expand

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TVJerry

Oct 25, 2015

Director Guillermo del Toro is known for distinctive imagery and bizarre flights of fantasy. This film sustains his signature style in a gothic ghost story full of rich retro technicolor and a few bizarre spectres. Mia Wasikowska plays a rich American woman who's seduced by a mysteriousDirector Guillermo del Toro is known for distinctive imagery and bizarre flights of fantasy. This film sustains his signature style in a gothic ghost story full of rich retro technicolor and a few bizarre spectres. Mia Wasikowska plays a rich American woman who's seduced by a mysterious baronet (Tom Hiddleston). She moves to the titular estate, where his sister (Jessica Chastain) teems with evil. Don't expect striking scares or bloody gore, because this is a much more sophisticated take on the genre. It unfolds with creepy atmosphere and maintains interest, but the character drama and sumptuous visuals (those dresses!) dominate the estate.… Expand

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anna_shkutan

Jul 18, 2017

Сюжет откровенно простой, однако обыгран достаточно интересно. Атмосферу фильма создают локации и костюмы, а также украшения, причёски и небольшие мелочи вроде посуды. Визуально фильм очень красивый! Даже под слоем пыли и в литрах крови, все смотрится необыкновенно сказочно. Если вы в жизниСюжет откровенно простой, однако обыгран достаточно интересно. Атмосферу фильма создают локации и костюмы, а также украшения, причёски и небольшие мелочи вроде посуды. Визуально фильм очень красивый! Даже под слоем пыли и в литрах крови, все смотрится необыкновенно сказочно. Если вы в жизни не любите старинные предмет, а времена, когда по улицам все ездили на каретах, вас явно не привлекают, не расстраивайтесь. Это вообще самое малое, о чем вы будете думать во время просмотра. Вы просто погрузитесь в атмосферное кино и забудете обо всем вокруг. Ну а для фанатов подобной эпохи и фильмов — раздолье чистой воды, если так в принципе можно сказать. Вернёмся к сюжету, а точнее, к тотальной неразберихе. Если вначале фильм интригует, слегка даже пугает и оставляет за собой хотя бы малый интерес, то спустя час, а может даже минут 40, все куда-то испаряется. Нет увлекательности, нет интереса, а финал больше похож на сцены написанные сценаристами женского рестлинга. Вся магия куда-то пропадает, и ты тупо ждёшь окончания этого безобразия. Я не люблю ужасы, честнее даже сказать, я просто как человек пуглива. Но под конец ленты даже я смеялась от абсурда происходящего. Не хочу обидеть фанатов фильма, но кроме как атмосферы и красоты визуальной, фильм абсолютно пустой. Любовная линия, которую нам показывают — никакая. В ней нет глубины, нет чувств и даже подобия искры. Короче, разочаровывает по всем фронтам. Актерская игра ещё более грустный момент. Хотя, скорее всего, виной этому сценарий. Нам не открывают персонажей, не показывают их переживания. Все идёт очень ровно, и все что можно увидеть, так это напуганную главную героиню Эдит (Миа Васиковска), непонятное выражения лица Тома Хиддлстона и стоп, разве что собаку похвалю и нарисованных призраков. Героиня Джессики Честейн относительно раскрывается в последние 15 минут ленты, но на этом все. Пустые герои — пустые лица актёров. Что же хорошего есть в фильме? Ранее упомянутая атмосфера, операторская работа и труд художников-постановщиков. Отдельно можно отметить костюмеров и композитора ленты. Действительно красивая музыка и невероятно прекрасные костюмы всех героев картины, от главных и до массовки. Но хвалить актёров и самого дель Торо не хочется, да и откровенно — не за что! Как бы я не хотела похвалить всех участников ленты, я действительно не нахожу плюсов в их работе. Чудесная задумка, которая провалилась, прямо как крыша в том же злосчастном доме из фильма. 6/10, больше добавить и нечего.… Expand

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jarriola

Oct 17, 2015

Es una estafa esta pelicula recontra aburrida lenta y espantosa guillermo del toro un FRACASO tu pelicula , casi pague 70 dollares en el cine es un ROBO, es muy mala no la recomiendo

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