I found this hard to get into at the start. There was an air of uneasiness and menace that unsettled me. But once the 60s started I got more into it and by an hour in I was very into it.
As others have said, the central performances by Taylor-Joy and MacKenzie are very good. I liked Matt Smith a lot too, the whole supporting cast was good. The 60s was brought wonderfully to life.
As the film goes on it becomes more and more surreal and psychedelic in style as the, er, period problem starts to assert itself. The mystery is unfolding at the same time and the ride is a bit breathless at times. I loved the visual style, but I can see how it's not everyone's cup of tea.
The soundtrack has some 60s bangers, as you'd expect for the period stuff, but I enjoyed the clever way it was worked in to the other scenes.
Tonally, the film unsettled me, but on reflection, I'm having less of a problem with that. I didn't really know it had horror elements going in, but now the tension in the opening makes more sense.
I gave it 8 stars. It's a rare film that gets 10 from me, and this gets minus one for not grabbing me right from the start. What can I say, it's a tough world.
As others have said, the central performances by Taylor-Joy and MacKenzie are very good. I liked Matt Smith a lot too, the whole supporting cast was good. The 60s was brought wonderfully to life.
As the film goes on it becomes more and more surreal and psychedelic in style as the, er, period problem starts to assert itself. The mystery is unfolding at the same time and the ride is a bit breathless at times. I loved the visual style, but I can see how it's not everyone's cup of tea.
The soundtrack has some 60s bangers, as you'd expect for the period stuff, but I enjoyed the clever way it was worked in to the other scenes.
Tonally, the film unsettled me, but on reflection, I'm having less of a problem with that. I didn't really know it had horror elements going in, but now the tension in the opening makes more sense.
I gave it 8 stars. It's a rare film that gets 10 from me, and this gets minus one for not grabbing me right from the start. What can I say, it's a tough world.