Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Mia Wasikowska | ... | Edith Cushing | |
Jessica Chastain | ... | Lucille Sharpe | |
Tom Hiddleston | ... | Thomas Sharpe | |
Charlie Hunnam | ... | Dr. Alan McMichael | |
Jim Beaver | ... | Carter Cushing | |
Burn Gorman | ... | Holly | |
Leslie Hope | ... | Mrs. McMichael | |
Doug Jones | ... | Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe | |
Jonathan Hyde | ... | Ogilvie | |
Bruce Gray | ... | Ferguson | |
Emily Coutts | ... | Eunice | |
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Alec Stockwell | ... | Finlay |
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Brigitte Robinson | ... | Secretary Jane |
Gillian Ferrier | ... | Society Girl | |
Tamara Hope | ... | Society Girl |
Edith Cushing's mother died when she was young but watches over her. Brought up in the Victorian Era she strives to be more than just a woman of marriageable age. She becomes enamored with Thomas Sharpe, a mysterious stranger. After a series of meetings and incidents she marries Thomas and comes to live with him and his sister, Lady Lucille Sharpe, far away from everything she has known. The naive girl soon comes to realize not everything is as it appears as ghosts of the past quite literally come out of the woodwork. This movie is more about mystery and suspense than gore. Written by @Avivafae
I was getting pretty sick of those jump-scare-there's-something-lurking-in-a-dark-corner style movies like Insidious and the Conjuring. And Guillermo Del Toro must have thought the same thing because Crimson Peak is a gorgeous looking Gothic style movie with awesomely designed sets which have an incredible amount of detail to them. This adds a great dark and brooding atmosphere to the film and alleviates the need for these aforementioned jump scares. The story is well written and has great characters played by Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston and other well cast actors. Unfortunately it got only moderate critical reviews and was also somewhat ignored by the audience in favor of Goosebumps no less. Damn kids, they ruin everything! wink emoticon
But it might get a second life in the video circuit as people might still discover this very enjoyable movie. Big thumbs up for me!