I had no idea what to expect going into this. The 4:3 aspect ratio was the first surprise (and to be honest, something I didn't like throughout).
The atmospherics around the lonely lighthouse, and the conguring up of the late-Victorian time period are superb.
You're pulled step by step into a world of madness, and before you know it you have arrived. So the first half of the film is intriguing. But by the second half, it seems to descend into "shouty theatre", and this ultimately left me feeling unfulfilled and disappointed.
If you want to experience something different, then go for it, but be prepared to be left short-changed at the end.
The atmospherics around the lonely lighthouse, and the conguring up of the late-Victorian time period are superb.
You're pulled step by step into a world of madness, and before you know it you have arrived. So the first half of the film is intriguing. But by the second half, it seems to descend into "shouty theatre", and this ultimately left me feeling unfulfilled and disappointed.
If you want to experience something different, then go for it, but be prepared to be left short-changed at the end.