Movie Review ~ The Raven
Title: The Raven
Director: James McTeigue
Genre: Period Horror / Suspense
Rating: 5 bats
Wonderful movie! If you’re a fan of horror, period movies or Poe this is for you.
The casting was stellar – John Cusack as Poe, wow. He did amazing! Poe’s dialog reflected a writer’s soul. I loved the comment he makes when he walks onto one murder scene and looks at the Pit & the Pendulum machine and comments on how he didn’t imagine the counter weight to be so large.
The killer’s personality was depicted with flair and his personality type matched what a real-life killer’s would be. He had reasonable (for that mind-set) motivations and wasn’t over the top.
Plot, directing, shots and scenery were artistically done.
I’ll be seeing it again!