Well, the "The Fall of the House of Usher" from Edgar Allan Poe certainly is a classic, so I must admit that I was expecting something in terms of a properly entertaining movie when I sat down to watch "Lady Usher" from writer and director George Adams.
However, I found myself to be in for some less than mediocre movie, truth be told. I made it a little bit more than half way through, then I just couldn't take it anymore. Why? Well, because the storyline told here was rather mundane and devoid of anything particularly thrilling or interesting. And a modern take on Poe's classic tale wasn't really such a great idea as it turned out.
The storyline here was just too boring and slow paced, and it was made even more unbearable with the fact that nothing interesting or exciting happened, well, unless you consider people sitting around and talking to be interesting, then by all means go to town.
The acting in the movie was every bit as bland and subpar as the storyline. However, I don't think that the performances of the actors and actresses were to blame, but it was the fact that the performers virtually had nothing solid or workable to make use of, and that showed on the screen.
And it didn't really help the movie much in any way that the character gallery had about as much luster and appeal as white wall paint.
"Lady Usher" was a swing and a miss from writer and director George Adams, and this is certainly not a movie I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on. And if you are a fan of the classic Edgar Allan Poe tale, then savor the classic and skip on this one entirely.
My rating of "Lady Usher" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.