Crimson Peak
2015
Romance, Horror
1h 59m
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds ... and remembers. (imdb)
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Crimson Peak
2015
Romance, Horror
1h 59m
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Rated 21 Oct 2015
75
65th
"Okay so it's really Flowers in the Attic but like in a house that drips red goo and has red goo ghosts and there's gonna be some grosser shit but it'll look so lush you won't even care"
Rated 21 Oct 2015
Rated 26 May 2018
78
40th
I love me some gothic horror, and this movie definitely has some amazing moments of visual grandeur, but the screenplay is a mess, with most of the big reveals telegraphed way too far in advance. You'll love how it looks, but it won't haunt you.
Rated 26 May 2018
Rated 17 Oct 2015
65
17th
There's a lot of excitement in the last 10 minutes, but it doesn't justify the dull, however gorgeous, 110 that preceded it. Del Toro's scripts generally have a bit more meat to them than Tim Burton's, but in many ways, he follows in the man's steps: crafting work that's often far more memorable for its production & art design than anything else. He also seems to be utilizing increasingly more CGI to ill effect as the ghosts here are flashy, but still less creepy than Disneyland animatronics
Rated 17 Oct 2015
Rated 18 Oct 2015
80
73rd
Honestly what's all the fuss about? Crimson Peak is classic Del Toro. While poorly marketed, Crimson Peak is a visual delight, while sporting good acting and hateable characters (all Del Toro staples). A lot of criticism is undeserved as this is a fine movie. Its hard to define to either horror or romance but you will come out feeling quite a bit of both.
Rated 18 Oct 2015
Rated 25 Oct 2015
70
65th
Cinematography, art direction, production design, costumes - all of the highest caliber. Laustsen's images made me remember being blown away by his work on 'Silent Hill'. Sadly, the script is bad. Rarely (if ever) before have I had a similar experience where, for an act or two I felt that I was watching a masterpiece, only for the film to turn into somewhat inept and wholly predictable fare. But it's a divinely beautiful nightmare of a film.
Rated 25 Oct 2015
Rated 16 Mar 2016
65
31st
All style and no substance. The script really is as bad as you've heard. Still, the film is an undeniably gorgeous thing to look at.
Rated 16 Mar 2016
Rated 17 Feb 2019
78
85th
Tom Hiddleston is so amazing in this I hope nobody stabs him through the mouth.
Rated 17 Feb 2019
Rated 11 Nov 2015
70
53rd
Aw, Crimson Peak. You're like the insanely attractive, mysterious stranger I can't take my eyes off but after chatting for two hours I come to the saddening realization that your looks are your most redeeming feature and the only thing I will remember you for.
Rated 11 Nov 2015
Rated 19 Oct 2015
63
61st
Nicely perverse in all the expected ways, and del Toro remains a master of composition, which almost sustains the film through its familiar script and halting pacing. It feels like a series of missed opportunities, as del Toro throws whole sets of allusions, visual metaphors (blood/clay), and ghosts (which, contrary to the film's own insistence, don't even work well as metaphors so much as plot devices) into the mix without any of them contributing much to the film beyond window dressing.
Rated 19 Oct 2015
Rated 19 Oct 2015
6
53rd
If it was just the final act than I'd be giving this a much higher score. Felt everything set in Buffalo was static and had its fair share of pacing issues, it took us way too long to make it out to Crimson Peak. Cringe worthy moments were also present (Hiddleston realizing Mia's novel was a ghost story from a 1 second glance + the flashback of where he'd previously traveled). Visually its stunning which is especially notable as the finale shines with all hell breaking loose. Disjointed.
Rated 19 Oct 2015
Rated 06 Feb 2016
70
67th
Visually, it's absolutely gorgeous. The cinematography was so beautiful, I wanted to bask in it. And the set and costume design only added to it. The performances were all very good. I really liked the gothic horror style. Where the film fell apart was the story, which began as an intriguing mystery, but slowly revealed itself to be kind of uninteresting and anticlimactic. I also thought that some of the dialogue wasn't perfect, and that some of the CGI wasn't the best.
Rated 06 Feb 2016
Rated 11 Nov 2015
3
38th
A horror movie that frankly isn't scary at all, but as a Bronte-style gothic romance, it's a lot of fun, and is absolutely beautifully shot, with gorgeous costuming and production design. The plot seems a bit thin and frankly obvious, with every twist and turn telegraphed a mile away.
Rated 11 Nov 2015
Rated 17 Dec 2015
50
34th
I am a fan of Guillermo, nonetheless, that said, I think this one was rather weak. The imagery is beautiful, picturesque even, but the main character is too naive, the evil sister is too obvious, the plan for the character of Mia Wasikowska is too evident. And then the ghosts - nice animation, but they kind of feel as if they should've been in some other film rather than this one.
Rated 17 Dec 2015
Rated 16 Oct 2015
60
35th
Guillermo del Toro is obviously a talented director, and the acting in this is terrific (particularly the always-fantastic Jessica Chastain), but the script and some of the design choices just leave something to be desired. I wish a lot of the twists and turns had been more surprising, and none of the horror was particularly thrilling or horrifying until the last 20 minutes or so (which were admittedly pretty glorious).
Rated 16 Oct 2015
Rated 21 Oct 2015
2
21st
It is an exceedingly gorgeous picture. The radiant colors remind me of Powell & Pressburger's phantasmagoria. But it's needlessly explicit. Not the violence, but the simple and single-note characterizations which are painted in transparent strokes, and the manner in which forthcoming conspiracy and machination are hung over the viewer's head, as if to taunt "I know something you don't know." When the twists - heavily telegraphed anyway - are finally revealed, the film is no more profound.
Rated 21 Oct 2015
Rated 12 Aug 2016
64
50th
Crimson Peak is del Toro's attempt at Gothic horror. The first act feels like an Austen adaptation, the second like a speed-round of listing (and justifying) horror tropes, and the third act is a predictable conclusion for characters that are beyond caring about. That said, del Toro does excel at creating a colourful, stylised atmosphere with great set pieces. Performance-wise, Hiddleston was on point, Wasikowska a little too frail, and Chastain so unhinged, I laughed more than anything else.
Rated 12 Aug 2016
Rated 17 Oct 2015
80
54th
Visually, Crimson Peak is a delightful return to del Toro's Gothic roots. Creepy ghosts, creepy architecture, it's all there, and it all looks wonderful. But the plot and writing are a total mess. Everything that will happen is aggressively telegraphed in the first act, and the repeated instances of calling attention to themes or influences have all the subtlety of a shovel to the face. When you have a character literally say "the ghosts are symbolic" in your ghost story, maybe rethink things.
Rated 17 Oct 2015
Rated 26 Mar 2017
66
51st
Visually appealing and sufficiently period, its also dragged down by an extremely boring first segment which leads to general disinterest. Good acting raises this slightly above average.
Rated 26 Mar 2017
Rated 24 Oct 2015
65
42nd
A letdown. Beyond its beautiful, lush visuals, there lies a no-mystery mystery that's heavily telegraphed and hampered by the trappings of its genre. The film includes a beautiful looking handjob scene.
Rated 24 Oct 2015
Rated 17 Oct 2015
70
37th
Visually this was stunning - the set pieces, design, costumes, the cinematography, everything about THAT was firing. Unfortunately the rest of it fell flat. Early on the lead character mentions that the story she wrote is "a story containing ghosts, not a ghost story", and unfortunately that is exactly what this is. A visual treat, but the rest if rather dull.
Rated 17 Oct 2015
Rated 25 Nov 2015
50
39th
There was a devilish (Hollywood) pairing of visual symbolism followed by an attendant verbal explanation that haunts this film from beginning to end. It's a two act drama without scares, its shallow and beautiful and its among del Toro's worst to date. Poor editing created little tension in a film that should have oozed it, and a laughably bad script runs ahead of a naive and childish premise. Profoundly mediocre. Like they are all saying, nice sets though.
Rated 25 Nov 2015
Rated 06 Mar 2016
85
44th
Visually it was incredible ... but the intensity of the film, and the story itself, came up short. If it was about romance It didn't develop the characters enough ... if was about horror is came up short on intensity. Only lasting entertainment value for me lies in the set and visuals.
Rated 06 Mar 2016
Rated 17 Oct 2015
7
67th
Blood-soaked and beautiful with careful attention to detail and a phantasmagoric aura. The use of color in particular is gorgeous. One gets the sense del Toro dreams in technicolor. As a homage to gothic romance/horror, it mostly works, but there are a few dead areas and the narrative occasionally falls flat. Its biggest flaw is its anemic sense of dread. There are tense moments, but the tension dries up faster than you'd like. Still well worth seeing. The imagery will stick with you.
Rated 17 Oct 2015
Rated 17 Oct 2016
88
91st
Guillermo del Toro knows what i want and how i want it
Rated 17 Oct 2016
Rated 18 Oct 2015
70
41st
Visually it's hard to find fault, because the building is a character in itself, and there is a rich Gothic aesthetic washing over everything. I also love how it plays out like a soap opera/live theatre show, and I enjoy how the dialogue reflects that. However, the script needs some serious work: there's a bunch of hokeyness here. Most notably, lazy metaphor work and some awkward scenes. The plot unfolds in a predictable way, but it still isn't what you'd expect from the trailer, which is cool.
Rated 18 Oct 2015
Rated 19 Oct 2015
5
81st
why did the dog have to die?
Rated 19 Oct 2015
Rated 20 May 2016
5
2nd
I loathe this kind of cinematography, with the mindlessly, constantly dollying camera and that green and peach lighting everywhere. But the script is even worse. It's an exceedingly bad movie. "The ghosts are just a metaphor"? You don't say.
Rated 20 May 2016
Rated 17 Oct 2015
41
65th
My girlfriend told me to imagine Crimson Peak as an opera, but I'd go one farther. Imagine it's a fairy tale. Del Toro has created one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen (both in set design and cinematography) but sometimes the script simply doesn't work. If this movie is a fairy tale, as I believe, then the clumsy writing seems like a genre choice rather than a failing of the screenwriters. Otherwise, this movie is great but don't go into it expecting something really scary.
Rated 17 Oct 2015
Rated 16 Oct 2015
61
15th
Spell "not my cup of tea": Guillermo del Toro.
Rated 16 Oct 2015
Rated 15 Oct 2015
60
62nd
Crimson Peak is a fun ride while it lasts, especially after it gets going. Its three leads are good - Jessica Chastain, in particular, is, as usual, fantastic, here winding up more frightening than most of the ghosts - the camerawork and production design are top-notch, and it does get a few scares. If nothing else, it's a rare wide-release horror movie that is good, not found-footage, and not made on a shoestring budget just to suck the money out of its genre's devoted but starved fans.
Rated 15 Oct 2015
Rated 16 Oct 2015
62
71st
Visually scrumptious, and a genuinely good film. Despite the Gothic/supernatural trappings, the central plot is charmingly noir/soap opera in nature. The gore and ghost design is well done as is to be expected, and (spoilers) Jessica Chastain does a great job playing a crazy motherfucker. It could have been tied together better, the plot could have been less telegraphed, and the literary references could have been fleshed out, but this is still an enjoyable horror treat.
Rated 16 Oct 2015
Rated 25 Oct 2015
60
52nd
Underwhelming. Jessica Chastain was incredible, and Tom Hiddleston held his own opposite her, but other than their performances, I don't think there's a whole lot I'll remember from this one. It's a beautiful film, no one doubts that, but the imagery is so overdetermined (everything must bleed, blacks moths must be everywhere, the ghosts resemble each other closely, etc.) that nothing ends up being thrilling or scary. Beautiful paintings, yes, but like seeing them in a textbook.
Rated 25 Oct 2015
Rated 09 Sep 2017
75
37th
A capable mix of Tim Burton and Argento. Nice scenery but mostly forgetable.
Rated 09 Sep 2017
Rated 20 Oct 2015
61
28th
Storywise it is very simple (if you are nasty you can boil iot down to "Listen to your ma before getting married), but visually it is pretty special. Particularly the design of the house and the scenes inside it were really enjoyable. Hiddleston plays a very subtle villain; while Chastain goes all out and gives a brilliant performance. If the weak storyline does not put you off immediately, it is reader enjoyable (ectoplasma oozing ghosts is a very nice design for example).
Rated 20 Oct 2015
Rated 21 Oct 2015
3
28th
Glacially slowly-paced gothic horror with "spooky ghost!" scenes so utterly unfrightening they come off as unintentionally laughable. The cinematography is good, the mansion set is nifty, I liked seeing Jim Beaver in a prominent big screen role. Everything else is dull. I was making my grocery list in my head by the second act. Pan's Labyrinth was good and Hellboy 2 was kind of fun, but otherwise I think del Toro is now pretty much the most overrated director working.
Rated 21 Oct 2015
Rated 14 Dec 2015
1
16th
Poor plot, poor direction, poor acting, poor sfx, poor everything. Abysmal film. Shame on you del Toro.
Rated 14 Dec 2015
Rated 25 May 2020
53
20th
I fall in line with the general opinion here. Visually stunning, but otherwise a snooze. You get enough of the visual treat just from the trailer, so not really worth more than that.
Rated 25 May 2020
Rated 11 Oct 2023
85
49th
I adore Guillermo del Toro. His craft, attention to detail and stories about humanity are unparalleled if you ask me. I just wish the reveals in this one hadn’t been so obvious earlier on. Still, they were executed well, and the motivation behind everything was a real shocker! Light on scares, but still very chilling and entertaining for an October watch. The acting is all very good, and the production is quite amazing. It’s a bit soapy, but still twisted and effective, as usual from him!
Rated 11 Oct 2023
Rated 22 Oct 2015
88
87th
Normally, Guillermo del Toro's stories don't quite live up to his visuals, however this was the first film I felt the two really merged to make one great cohesive fantasy horror film.
Rated 22 Oct 2015
Rated 25 Oct 2015
57
39th
EXTREMELY sluggish to start, with some crap writing and iffy acting. Picks up around hour two when it starts amping up the melodrama and pouring on the gore and wallowing in the dark-n-gloomy atmosphere. Nothing del Toro's ever done has knocked me out, and this is no exception--it needed to be smarter, and better paced, and more engaging overall. That last hour IS snazzy, though.
Rated 25 Oct 2015
Rated 27 Oct 2015
50
37th
Great sets' design, costumes, performances; Guillermo has it all.
But he needs a good writer and editor. Writing is all over the place. Pacing is weaker than it could have been. And the violence was completely out of place and inconsistent with the film's tone.
Rated 27 Oct 2015
Rated 12 May 2016
66
48th
Loved the ghosts...some very creepy moments with them. The atmosphere and visuals were great as well. The story was ok, but past the halfway point i became disinterested. Chastain is sinister but cartoonishly so, could have used some more color in her character. The lead was so uncharismatic i refuse to learn her name.
Rated 12 May 2016
Rated 12 Dec 2015
77
74th
Sure, Crimson Peak is predictable and has a cheesy scene or two but there is something about it that I really love. The visual style is pretty magnificent and the movie altogether has a pretty nice atmosphere. The first 20 minutes nearly made me turn it off but it ended up really holding my interest until the end.
Rated 12 Dec 2015
Rated 15 Jan 2016
62
57th
Magnificent gothic suspense but beware ... it's not horror (not for me anyway)
My opinion here : http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be/2016/01/crimson-peak-2015.html
Rated 15 Jan 2016
Rated 20 Feb 2016
74
52nd
Presumo que já podemos considerar a Wasikowska a diva gótica contemporânea por excelência.
Rated 20 Feb 2016
Rated 29 Mar 2016
61
25th
I know there's no such thing as too much cinematography, but this movie had too much cinematography.
Rated 29 Mar 2016
Rated 17 Oct 2015
80
76th
Maybe I'll cool on this later but man, what a great thing to look at. A sexually aching hyper stylized film about love and desire. Nice to see the fella from Undeclared getting some roles
Rated 17 Oct 2015
Rated 30 Oct 2015
60
58th
ger; [crimson peak]; eine junge frau verliebt sich in einen mysteriösen aussenseiter, heiratet und zieht in dessen schloss nach einem familiären verlust - doch die familientragödie ihres ehemannes hält bis in die gegenwart an.;
Rated 30 Oct 2015
Rated 01 Jan 2016
88
47th
An atmospheric thriller, compellingly made even if the story is familiar. Very much an homage to classic ghost stories, with stunning visuals and an excellent cast.
Rated 01 Jan 2016
Rated 04 Mar 2016
70
56th
Great first half, sort of falls apart eventually. Worth your time.
Rated 04 Mar 2016
Rated 04 Jul 2017
77
69th
watching the love side of the story was like reading a jane austen novel.
Rated 04 Jul 2017
Rated 19 Oct 2015
80
70th
Falling somewhere between unique masterpiece and "overly convinced of its own importance", this is one whose rating came down from my first watch to my second, but whose overall quality and method of presentation propel it to a strong finish. I was so completely sold by the straight-up Victorian, Gothic settings, mingling with the operatic, made-for-the-stage presentation, I can completely forgive/overlook the intense melodrama and strained metaphor. All hail Guillermo, your Lord and master.
Rated 19 Oct 2015
Rated 21 Oct 2015
55
30th
Edith is told at the beginning that her story needs more romance and less ghosts and that kinda sets the tone for Crimson Peak. Nicely shot and the story it tells is decent enough, it's just that I don't like leaving a horror film thinking, "Were the ghosts really necessary?"
Rated 21 Oct 2015
Rated 27 Oct 2015
65
25th
More like Crimson WEAK! I kid, I kid...it ok
Rated 27 Oct 2015
Rated 15 Feb 2016
63
36th
Another semi-remake of Notorious. With retarded cg ghosts.
Gorgeous gowns/dresses. Looks like a Disney movie come to life.
It's all nice to look at (including the performances, except maybe for Charlie Hunnam and his silly accent), but the first 90 minutes are pretty boring. Then it gets funnier by the minute and basically ends in an overly silly knife round. Followed by a short voiceover about ghosts, which doesn't really have anything to do with the rest of the movie, before the credits.
Rated 15 Feb 2016
Rated 10 Jan 2017
5
32nd
Guillermo del Toro doesn't merely direct movies. He paints them, dreams them, shapes them into private fantasies. His 2007 fantasy Pan's Labyrinth won the Mexican director a slew of awards. And his visionary style is again readily apparent in Crimson Peak, a ghost story in which superior camerawork, costumes and production design work together to put the audience in a trance. It's tough on actors not to get swallowed up in the scenery.
Rated 10 Jan 2017
Rated 23 Dec 2015
54
24th
Seen it twice now and it was better the second time probably due to significantly lowered expectations. Early on a character mentions 'it's not a ghost story, it's a story with a ghost in it' which is clearly a knowing self reference as that's what Crimson Peak is despite the misleading marketing. Sumptuous visuals as ever from del Toro, but uneven acting performances and a relatively plodding plotline weigh heavily on the film as a whole. Worth a watch if your expectations aren't set too high
Rated 23 Dec 2015
Rated 25 Sep 2016
70
46th
I feel like I liked it more than most, but, ultimately, it is pretty dull. The impressive visuals don't make up for the lackluster story.
Rated 25 Sep 2016
Rated 06 Nov 2015
83
42nd
Visually excellent. The story was intriguing but not brilliant.
Rated 06 Nov 2015
Rated 13 Apr 2016
77
27th
Great to look at, but the story ultimately leaves you indifferent. All of the scares are telegraphed. Wasikowska does what she can with the part. Chastain and Hiddleston are solid. Hunnam is wooden, as always.
Rated 13 Apr 2016
Rated 14 Sep 2016
64
22nd
Looks nice, but fails to rise above cliches and borrowing from better films.
Rated 14 Sep 2016
Rated 16 Jan 2016
60
35th
Haunted house movie that features some nice performances and interesting visuals. If you're a fan of the horror genre and prefer gothic to gory then there's a lot to like here. Guillermo Del Toro is to be commended for trying to make a more classic horror film that relies on atmosphere and storytelling rather than cheap jump scares to unnerve his audience.
Rated 16 Jan 2016
Rated 04 Dec 2015
69
49th
It echoes The Devil's Backbone in a lot of ways, both thematically and, at times, aesthetically. It's not bad if you don't mind a bit of a re-tread across that story, and this one at least has a more refined art direction and more advanced special effects. Just not anything especially groundbreaking by del Toro's standards.
Rated 04 Dec 2015
Rated 27 Dec 2015
54
30th
The kind of movie you don't mind watching even though you've seen it all before. That's largely due to Wasikowska and the art direction, though.
Rated 27 Dec 2015
Rated 06 Aug 2017
68
64th
Uncharacteristically unimaginative of del Toro, its gothic horror sensibilities nevertheless spook and engage.
Rated 06 Aug 2017
Rated 24 Nov 2015
20
12th
It's actually the movie's core story--its tale of grisly murder, betrayal of the innocent, creepy incest and familial abuse that pushes this pic into some really dark places. And its wince-worthy words and images aren't anywhere near as easily brushed aside as, say, a cinematographic palette of falling leaves and crimson-dappled snow. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 24 Nov 2015
Rated 19 Oct 2015
68
50th
Visually wonderful but the plot and characters feel rushed, incomplete, and add nothing new to the genre.
Rated 19 Oct 2015
Rated 06 Feb 2016
7
49th
It relies heavily on familiar genre tropes and highly telegraphed plot developments, but with 'Crimson Peak', Del Toro wholly delivers on a visual level, with breathtakingly stylized production design and oozing atmosphere.
Rated 06 Feb 2016
Rated 07 Mar 2016
70
19th
Guillermo del Toro entwirft verschachtelte Welten, überwältigt den Zuschauer mit Details und Symbolen. Crimson Peak ist eine Welt voll sexueller Passion und dunklen Geheimnissen. Es gibt Monster, menschliche und übernatürliche, aber die schrecklichsten Erfahrungen sind die überbordenden Emotionen... mehr auf cinegeek.de
Rated 07 Mar 2016
Rated 22 Nov 2015
55
40th
Oh, what wasted potential. Perhaps del Toro's most beautiful film, but also one of his least original.
Rated 22 Nov 2015
Rated 04 Oct 2016
70
31st
Anything done by Guillermo del Toro peaks my interest... this movie unfortunately peaked my boredom a bit too much. The whole movie moves really slowly and that pacing just really hurts the fun. As usual del Toro does great with the special effects and creature design. That part of the movie is really, really strong. The strongest thing the movie can have though is a great lead actor or actress. Both Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska fit the bill on great actors...
Rated 04 Oct 2016
Rated 23 Jan 2016
45
41st
Really wanted to like this one as I'm quite a big fan of del Toro's other works but I just felt disengaged throughout here. While there's a good offering of his usual cinematographic flair it has quite a few fundamental problems and the frequently generic plot stumbles at every turn.
Rated 23 Jan 2016
Rated 05 Apr 2017
50
22nd
*RWR*
Rated 05 Apr 2017
Rated 01 Jan 2018
10
22nd
i rate it 10 only because I love Tom Hiddleston!!!! it was a very repetitive story not scary at all. it was not exciting for me at all.
Rated 01 Jan 2018
Rated 02 Apr 2016
76
78th
If, somehow, we managed to lose every gothic horror ghost story made before this movie, (I guess aliens? I dunno, just roll with it.) we could pretty much recreate the genre based on this. What I getting at here, is that there are movies, that are grounded and others that are over the top and the there's this, which is probably halfway to Venus by now. I liked it a lot.
Rated 02 Apr 2016
Rated 21 May 2016
80
78th
Looks incredible and has a very interesting horror romance genre pairing. Apparently many people don't like the script/story but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It didn't blow my socks off but I found it compelling the whole way through.
Rated 21 May 2016
Rated 29 Jul 2017
40
27th
Visually pretty but the film is boring
Rated 29 Jul 2017
Rated 10 Dec 2015
80
99th
Oh God, this was beautiful! Guillermo del Toro was master of the visuals with Crimson Peak (2015)! My only complaint was that it lacked a little intensity to really become timeless. Kept flowing in the same pace scene after scene without the pulse booster to give us a little variation to the epic style this was captured in. But don't let that discourage you from visiting this classic period piece horror. Overall Crimson Peak is one of the most chilling and stunning experiences of 2015!
Rated 10 Dec 2015
Rated 15 Feb 2016
50
41st
It's style over substance. And while the visuals are impressive, the story itself is quite lacking.
Rated 15 Feb 2016
Rated 26 Oct 2015
57
20th
A beautifully rendered setting and mood can't overcome one-dimensional characters and a general lack of cohesion. We get a ghost story, a murder mystery, and a gothic romance all in one, but rarely do they have any meaningful interplay.
Rated 26 Oct 2015
Rated 31 Jan 2016
70
64th
Crimson Peak is so beautiful that for once I didn't mind a somewhat predictable story.
Rated 31 Jan 2016
Rated 17 Feb 2016
76
31st
What it lacks in plot twists that aren't predicted without even trying, it makes up for in production design (even though a central part of that, a missing roof, makes no practical sense) and atmosphere. Performances are a little hammy, but fun, and earnest when necessary. Enjoyable as a period piece romance mystery with supernatural elements added.
Rated 17 Feb 2016
Rated 12 Oct 2017
65
18th
Visivamente molto d'impatto, ma la trama insulsa e una protagonista veramente sciocca e senza personalità abbassano di parecchio la qualità
Rated 12 Oct 2017
Rated 25 Mar 2016
35
26th
The CGI ghosts totally ruined this otherwise beautiful looking film for me. Ghosts are among the things that scare me, however not when they so clearly aren't real. In addition to that the story is ridiculous.
Rated 25 Mar 2016
Rated 27 Oct 2015
60
32nd
My soft spot for Guillermo aside, this promise so much more than it delivers. I enjoyed the performances (particularly Chastain) and the amazing costumes, set design and visuals but the story was a little too predictable and it would have been better had it gone all the way horror or all the way mystery. It's stuck somewhere in between and you come out a little disappointed.
Rated 27 Oct 2015
Rated 05 Dec 2015
69
63rd
Nice visuals and mood. Especially I liked the dark and twisted characters. I also liked the connections to other movies and shared connection to the material Richard Corben has adapting some of his comic stories. But still it did not amuse me as much as I wanted it to. The story was not strong really.
Rated 05 Dec 2015
Rated 06 Dec 2015
50
35th
Passes the time.
Rated 06 Dec 2015
Rated 28 Feb 2016
71
53rd
So the set is absolutely incredible, the cinematography is doing its thing and that's it. The characters are under developed somehow, the acting talent is wasted and I feel like this project would have needed more time or control from del Torro.
Rated 28 Feb 2016
Rated 30 Jul 2016
89
70th
Majestic, spellbinding and sinister. Atmosphere oozing throughout my house after it played. Any criticisms I've seen are talking about what I consider up-front genre tropes that are deliberate and not for whining Commie-Nazis.
Rated 30 Jul 2016
Rated 24 Feb 2019
55
13th
Hayalet katmaninin neye hizmet ettigini hic anlayamadigim, cok tekduze ve kolay anlasilan bir senaryosu var. Yonetmenlik vasat. Sanat departmani, yer yer muzik ve Jessica Chastain olmasa tahammul edilecek bir film degil. Del Toro maalesef kuru sikmaya devam ediyor.
Rated 24 Feb 2019
Rated 13 Dec 2015
73
47th
Beautiful cinematography, very well directed and acted however the script is very loose and unoriginal..
Rated 13 Dec 2015
Rated 03 May 2017
45
37th
This one is difficult to rate , lot of vivid themes and images but it's lost at surprisingly mediocre exposition scenes . As if few scenes have been directed by one lazy director and remaining by brilliant alter ego.
Rated 03 May 2017
Rated 31 Oct 2015
40
13th
30 Ekim '15 & Hicbir sey anlamadim.
Rated 31 Oct 2015
Rated 13 Mar 2016
71
53rd
An outrageously thick gothic-romance delicacy. Its major flaw is attempting to have its genre-cake and eat it too by popularizing itself with annoying jump-scares & some blatant narration. I generally despise pretentious extravagance but this could have used some self-important obstinacy. Sure the plot is predictable & kinda daft but this story is all about tone, atmosphere & melodrama. If you don't get the genre there's really no point in trying to explain this. Exquisitely creepy and gorgeous.
Rated 13 Mar 2016
Rated 31 Jan 2016
3
8th
Just a mess in every aspect. Even the often praised visuals/art direction felt too all over the place for my taste. Treats it's audience like 5 year-olds, yet has some genuinely disturbing scenes, so I'm unsure as to whom it was aimed at. It's only saving quality is that it obviously was a work of love on the part of del Toro, and somewhat original in some respects.
Rated 31 Jan 2016
Rated 28 Jan 2021
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30th
#20-10#, exp3, rw2, popcorn, creator del Toro!
Rated 28 Jan 2021
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