Just perfect...

Great Film overall

Good movie but grossly overrated

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Psychological thriller (with a touch of horror) set mainly in an impressive, large country house about the arrival of an unknown and mysterious uncle after the death of India Stoker's father. Visually this film was incredibly well shot and made great use of it's gothic location. Certainly touches of Hitchcock. None of the three leads are American but all are convincing (I suppose Nicole Kidman does count as one, but I've often found that Australian/British actors can struggle with American accents). There's lots of suspense and intrigue, and the film never drags. The violence is pretty brutal. I did have mixed feelings about the end, without giving anything away but I felt that it wasn't entirely satisfactory. Like my title says, this is no masterpiece but come on, guys rating this just 1/10. Really?? The majority of what I consider to be bad movies will get a 2 or 3/10, only the worst of the worst deserve a 1. And believe me I have sat through MANY bad films. And this is a million miles from them.

The first half an hour story (or lack of it) was quite boring and I was thinking of giving up, but camera and directing got a hold of me. Later this dark and bizarre drama turns into a decent thriller, but, although surprises are not predictable, the story has been quite ineffective for me until the end. What rises this film above mediocrity is excellent cinematography, acting and music, which build the atmosphere much stronger and more chilling than the story itself. I have only two objections. The first is a waste of Nicole Kidman. They should've given her more space or throw her out completely. The second flaw is song that goes with the final scene. This song does not fit with the rest of the music nor the scene itself, and it literally struck me from the trance in which the movie put me in and spoiled overall impression.7,5/10

This movie is art. Its pace is slow and dark, so if you are looking for excitement you may find it boring. However, if you are a performance actor, this is a must see. There are many precious moments with almost no speaking lines where the actors give you goose bumps. In addition, it is a psychological story line, so you have to dig deep into the characters. Nothing is superficial about this movie. I purchased a copy to watch it again and again, especially the monologue moments.

Not sure why anyone would enjoy a pointless and senseless murdering people movie like this one here. You would have thought the film carries deeper meaning or there's more to this story, but at the end you realized it was just a movie about two soulless psychopaths without a conscience. This movie was a total waste of my time, and I felt sort of angry after watching a piece of crap like this. Come on, couldn't someone have written a better plot or something? Don't we have enough sick people and sadists on earth? How could have a widow fallen for her late husband's brother shortly after the funeral when it seemed like she loved and missed her husband? All of these characters are so unrealistic as if they all were without souls. The girl was born in 1994, but the way people dressed in this film didn't reflect our time at all. That's the other weird thing about this film.