mukhdarab This movie wasn't scary. It had creepy elements in it, but it wasn't a horror film. It's more of a Psychological Mystery and Romance. Unique and even had elements of Shutter Island vibes.

Locus0mega With a Victorian asylum-based movie, you'd be forgiven for having preconceived notions of how the movie was going to go, but I was pleasantly surprised.Excellent performances from Ben Kingsley & David Thewlis, Kate Beckinsale was also quite good, but I found it frankly odd that Jason Flemyng would take such a minor part after relative success in other movies such as Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and X-Men: First Class. I'd say he deserves bigger roles.This flick gets a 9 from me for the acting, and the interesting ideas that it raises with regard to the treatment of psychiatric patients in those days.

Milos Boskovic First, of all, I have to say that I had so much lucky that I didn't watch trailer before movie. I don't get a point of it. Trailer for this movie was done very unprofessional but.... Movie has an excellent cast , Kate was brilliant, Jim too. Ben has done his job like always and Cane too. After watching this movie I was speechless and I ca't figure out why this movie has a rating under at least 9?! For me, this is 10. I can't compare this movie with Shutter Island with Di Caprio, Ruffalo and Kngsley too, because, this movie is twice as better than above-mentioned, even there are so many similarities, screen play is quite better 'cause the moment when You think that You've knew something , there is another ace in sleeve. I would recommend this movie to all who are looking for good mystery genre, and frankly this movie is one of my favorite.

gtylerpayne I'm surprised this movie is not rated a bit higher, although 6.8 is not too shabby. I thought this was a great film. It kept me entertained and was fun to watch. The story contains enough twists and turns to stay interesting and it has a satisfying ending.I recently watched a documentary about the popularity of performing lobotomies up until something like 50 years ago, and I found this film to all the more relevant and believable due to that fact.I loved the Gothic renaissance style wardrobe and production design and though that many scenes had a great feel and style. The movie is well cast, and the director was very creative with developing the different characters in the asylum.Edgar Allen Poe's story holds up surprisingly well in modern times, and makes for a great movie, that deals with issues still very relevant today. This film is not scary and I would definitely not call it a horror film, like I thought I was going to be watching. It is a suspenseful drama with a bit of action and somewhat psychological.It is great at forcing the viewer to question what madness really is, and who is actually more insane here, the patients or the doctors. It shows how madness is a matter of perspective, and someone I mad deep to be absolutely insane, you might think is the sanest person of all. It all comes down to your beliefs and outlook. I found myself forming analogies between the dynamic in this asylum, and our current government and upcoming presidential nominees. It is so common to have a political figure, or celebrity, or author, or film-maker who I may praise as genius, while my conservative grandparents view as a depraved misguided evil villain. If you are looking for horror, you may want to watch something else, but if you are looking for a fun and suspenseful period film based on a classic and timeless story, definitely check this one out!