Thursday, June 21, 2018

Movie Review - Voice from the Stone

Movie: Voice from the Stone
Year:  2017
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller

What it was about (in > 75 words)
Set in the 1950s, Verena (Emilia Clarke), assigned to care for rich reclusive artist Klaus' (Marton Csokas) young son Jacob (Edward Dring), who had remained silent since his mother's death years ago, in a huge creepy Tuscan castle seemingly isolated from civilization.
Verena's observations convinces her that Jacob's mother's spirit may be trapped within the castle's stone walls and that Jacob hears her speak to him. 
Anything special/memorable?
The atmosphere and cinematography of the film is indeed very well done in the sense that it does give you the creeps when you see the castle interiors and the vast castle grounds.
 Of course, Game of Thrones fans may really enjoy so much focus on Emilia Clarke as she does give a strong performance here.
 
Waste/worth the time?
Well, it really depends on you as for me, I didn't really mind watching it ONCE. Perhaps I MIGHT even watch it again many years down the road. But if you are a horror or thriller fan, then you'd probably be quite disappointed. 

As for the mystery, there is a mystery running throughout the whole film but I really didn't get the answer at the end of the movie. Whether is was due to my loss of interest or my attention level had dropped significantly along the way from the start.
If those are the elements that you're looking for, then this movie would disappoint you.

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