Treat for the eyes but not for the senses Cast: Alice Eve, Joel Fry, Nell Hudson, Angus Wright, Jim Piddock, Dorian Lough, William Sho...
Treat for the eyes but not for the senses
Cast: Alice Eve, Joel Fry, Nell Hudson, Angus Wright, Jim Piddock,
Dorian Lough, William Shockley, Tim Downie, Will Coban, Lenny Rush
Rating:
1.5/5
The
poster of Haunting Of The Queen Mary looks straight out of one of
those parody films stemming from Titanic. In fact, it’s literally the poster for
Titanic 2!
A
good horror film doesn’t have to or need to rely on jump scares to actually
scare or disturb the audience. It can make the audience feel uncomfortable or “creeped
out” with just the atmosphere and the performances. This does have a really
good atmospheric quality especially due to the production design and the songs
(the 1938 storyline), but it fails to make the audience uncomfortable. The 1938
plot line is much better than the 2023 plot line as it packs a little suspense
in it.
When photographers Erin and Patrick are brought aboard the
ship with their young son Lukas, they unleash a series of events that entwines
their family with the ship’s dark past. As the terror unfolds around them they
begin to realize there is more to this sumptuous ocean liner than meets the
eye: its remarkable legacy masking violent secrets.
It’s
surprising how a film could mess up the most integral part of the film, the
storytelling. What Haunting Of The Queen Mary lacks in the
storytelling department due to a poorly written script, it tries to make up for in
the visual department. But even that doesn’t make up for the lack of directorial
prowess.
The
cinematography is nothing innovative but still feels fresh for some reason.
There’s one sequence in the film which stands out when Fred Astaire and the
little girl dance. Wonderfully shot, the actors dance really well. The somewhat
overused colour grading accompanies the cinematography and both put together
look really good. The effects are also really well done for the most part.
The performances are simultaneously the best and the worst
part of the film. The actors playing their respective parts in the ’38
storyline are good and the actors playing their respective parts in the present
timeline are downright bad. Will Coban shines in his role as David and plays it
very convincingly.
The
Haunting of Queen Mary aims for the moon and lands hard on its face in the mud.
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