After a family tragedy involving arsenic 6 years ago, the remaining 3 still live in the castle isolated from the nearby village. 18 y.o. Merricat shops in the village weekly but it's unpleasant the way many villagers treat her. Her magical spells don't seem to protect her. Her older sister Constance and uncle Julian never leave the property. The sisters' cousin Charles arrives unannounced, not really to meet the family but rather for the money in the big safe. Chaos ensues.... (Full plot summary below)
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After a family tragedy involving arsenic 6 years ago, the remaining 3 still live in the castle isolated from the nearby village. 18 y.o. Merricat shops in the village weekly but it's unpleasant the way many villagers treat her. Her magical spells don't seem to protect her. Her older sister Constance and uncle Julian never leave the property. The sisters' cousin Charles arrives unannounced, not really to meet the family but rather for the money in the big safe. Chaos ensues.
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| TheWrapAlonso DuraldeThe performances are buttressed by a production that subtly underscores the intentions of both the characters and the plot, from the costumes by Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh (“Love & Friendship”) to the score from Andrew Hewitt (“The Stanford Prison Experiment”), which coax the film along to where it’s going without ever being too obvious about it. |
| The New York TimesJennifer SzalaiUnder Stacie Passon’s precise direction, this gothic fable of isolation and violence expertly treads a fine line between tragedy and camp. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweIncorporating elements of drama and suspense, Passon’s pic avoids directly confronting her heroines' covertly sociopathic tendencies, preferring to view them as the outcome of internalized trauma rather than criminal intent. |
| VarietyCourtney HowardStacie Passon, director of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, sharply channels the author’s atmosphere of dread, paranoia, and isolation, making the past feel prescient. |
| The PlaylistKyle KohnerWhile the overwrought dialogue does test attention spans, its prevailing message — humanity is malignant and inherently wicked— and the hint of something more cryptic makes Passon’s film beautifully disturbing. |
| Film ThreatAlan NgWhile having all the key elements of a mystery, director Stacie Passon’s film is more a character study focusing on themes of the safety of sisterhood and self-imposed alienation. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreWe Have Always Lived in the Castle isn’t for the torture porn crowd, and R-rated horror fanatics will no doubt find it dull. They won’t be totally in the wrong for thinking so. But the rest of us can appreciate the chill and growing dread that only a most sympathetic Shirley Jackson adaptation can deliver, that only a production as accomplished as this can manage. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleHeightened but airless, this “Castle” is like a checklist of the novel’s peculiarities, rather than its singular soul brought to life. |
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| User ReviewCodyYoungIf you come into this film with expectations, or develop any through the course of viewing it, you may readily find disappointment. One must enjoy it for what it is rather than what one might wish. The consensus on this film is unfortunately quite understandable. A pity, since this happens to be a lovely little picture with some fine acting acting and excellent production value. A treat for the appreciative. |
