The Spaniard's Curse

A man by the name of Fredericks is found guilty of the murder of young woman Zoe Trevor, when The Judge sums up the case, Fredericks places a Spanish case on those that found him guilty.

My expectation weren't particularly high, I had a serviceable pot boiler in mind, and to some degree that's exactly what it is, but there are some really nice touches, which make this film stand out from the crowd.

It's a fast moving film, it's well paced and even, it doesn't lull in the middle. It's very atmospheric, with some very interesting characters. The music works very well, there's a nifty little tune to look out for, it plays a big part.

I loved the whole idea of the curse being used, it gave the film a slightly different flavour, perhaps they could have taken that concept a little further than they did.

Not without a few touches of humour too, some of it was definitely tongue in cheek.

Some of the dialogue was a little clunky at times, and those accidents were wonderfully 1950's BBC.

That's quite possibly the first time I've ever seen anyone wearing a dressing gown with a matching Cravatte, that really was quite something, all I kept thinking was stylish, but hazardous.

The ending sequences are wonderfully dramatic, with quite a shocking twist.

Well acted, I thought the whole cast out in very strong performances.

Surprisingly good.

8/10.