The Innocents
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Movie Reviews of The Innocents
Movie Review: A work of absolute genuis.
Summary: 5 Stars
Beginning with black frames accompanied by one of the most melancholy melodies ever heard on film, you are led into a sense of disquiet rarely equaled in cinema. Having just seen this recently, I feel almost shameful that I spend decades without ever giving this a fair shake. It is an absolute work of mastery. Deborah Kerr is wonderful to watch. Many compare this to "The Haunting", and while that film has its moments, it cannot hold a candle to this. This should be rolled out every Halloween, every rainy Sunday afternoon, every teatime. The opening credits alone boggle the mind. I hope this was put on the master list of best films ever made- if not, there is no sense in having such a list. The "Citizen Kane" of supernatural thrillers.Movie Review: One of the best horror movies ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie about 6 years ago and wondered why I'd never heard of it before. This is one of the creepiest movies I've ever seen. Based on "the turn of the screw" it's a story about a woman who becomes a governess to two children in an estate out in the country. She begins to believe that these children are possessed by the former governess and a man who both died on the estate, and were lovers. Questions remain as to whether or not they are really possessed or if it's just her overactive imagination. Either way, this movie is genuinely scary and all the actors, including the children, do a fine job of conveying a terrible sense of unease. Some truly shocking moments in this film, and quite a bit of underlying symbolism.Movie Review: A superior thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
This is so far superior to the dozens of Hollywood horror films...instead of gallons of blood thrown at the screen, cheap thrills, gratuitous violence, we have a beautifully acted and directed psychological thriller.
The fear we experience is in the faces of the actors--especially the very fine Deborah Kerr, in the leaves of the trees, the rooms, in the wind, darkness/light.
Beautiful black and white photography.
Restraint, intelligence, taste...all qualities Hollywood throws by the wayside, which the British seem to have been able to conserve.
The only other film I can think of which matches it might be "The Other."
Unfortunately, NO extras,
Movie Review: An excellent well-balanced portrayal of James' work
Summary: 5 Stars
Casting Deborah Kerr as "Miss Gibbons" was a stroke of genius. Kerr lends the governess's role great credibility. She is sincere and affectionate in her convictions and commitments to her charges.
The child actors are amazing and quite convincing in their parts. It is never completely clear whether the children are intentionally wicked, totally innocent, or the victims of supernatural evil.
Sets, cinematography and costuming are used to utmost advantage (Note in the beginning of the film Kerr's dresses are frillier and prettier while as her character is sucked deeper and deper into the mires of psychosis her dresses resemble mourning weeds.) A definitely chilling keeper.
Movie Review: A plea from the UK
Summary: 5 Stars
Forget slasher films, ghosts that shriek or special effects this is the most frightening film of all. It has you second guessing pondering and shaking from one viewing to the next. It also proves beyond any shadow of doubt that small children can act and be the most spinechilling characters on the screen.
It's interesting that while studios will film and release
the abysmal remake 'The Others' making it availiable in both formats on both sides of the Atlantic, Fox will still not release this DVD. Worse still if it is released it will be NTSC encoded. Neglecting viewers in the country where the film origionated!!!!
Please for the sake of a lowly Brit clamour for this films releae.