(2012, James McTeigue)
John Cusack stars as Edgar Allen Poe as he works with Baltimore police as they try to stop a serial killer who is using Poe's stories and poems as inspiration for his crimes. Cusack is surprisingly convincing as Poe and he is supported by some solid character actors including Luke Evans (Immortals) and Brendan Gleeson (Gangs of New York, Kingdom of Heaven). The movie is in essence a sort of ratiocination story for which Poe himself is know and has some nice references to Poe's contemporaries, those who would follow him (Jules Verne) and to Poe's battles with depression and perhaps comes up with an imaginative tale which explains how he eventually died. Entertaining-- McTeigue offers decent period visuals (though clearly this film is not shot in the USA) but the soundtrack and ending/ outro is often times annoying. 5/7
Trailer
No comments:
Post a Comment