Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Crimson Peak
2015
**½
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman, Jonathan Hyde, Leslie Hope

In the turn of the 20th century, a mysterious English baronet comes to Buffalo with his frosty sister and woos Edith Cushing, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Could this man be what Edith's mother's ghost has warned her about? You bet. Guillermo del Toro's gothic romantic ghost story is wonderfully acted and visually spectacular, but its script is disappointingly predictable. The audience is always a few steps ahead of Edith, who is supposed to be a smart and educated young woman. Although this ignorance feeds the central mystery, it becomes tiresome in the long run.