A young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn ... Read allA young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."A young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."
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Very annoyed by this movie. It had potential but every good plot idea fizzled out into nothing. There were too many cheap jump scares and way too many unanswered questions. The ending left not only me but the entire cinema audience questioning what actually happened...
Such a good location and atmosphere but I feel like there was too much going on. The acting was good but was ruined by the dull and in my opinion, non-existent story line.
Such a good location and atmosphere but I feel like there was too much going on. The acting was good but was ruined by the dull and in my opinion, non-existent story line.
Kate Mandell (Mackenzie Davis) takes on the job of tutoring Flora Fairchild (Brooklynn Prince) at an English estate. She is constantly harassed by Flora's older brother Miles (Finn Wolfhard). Caretaker Mrs. Grose (Barbara Marten) tells her that Flora is haunted by the death of her parents.
This sets up a good moody horror and it has some good actors. After setting everything up, the plot basically stops moving and developing. It feels stuck in place and the story becomes a muddle. Then the movie truly stops in a confused abrupt ending. The style is like an old horror ghost story which is intriguing. If only, the story would flow better than this.
This sets up a good moody horror and it has some good actors. After setting everything up, the plot basically stops moving and developing. It feels stuck in place and the story becomes a muddle. Then the movie truly stops in a confused abrupt ending. The style is like an old horror ghost story which is intriguing. If only, the story would flow better than this.
It was like watching an hour and a half movie trailer. You get left wanting to know what happens...
Complete waste of time. I was close to walking out but I was hoping it got better. The ending confirmed that I should have walked out.
I'm irritated I lost precious time to go see this train wreck.
I'm irritated I lost precious time to go see this train wreck.
I sat through that whole movie and I still can't tell you what happened. It's literally the most forgettable movie ever.
Did you know
- TriviaThis is one of two adaptations of Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw" released in 2020. The other is the Netflix mini series The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) by Mike Flanagan. Both adaptations are produced by Amblin Entertainment.
- GoofsThe 1994 lesson book for Flora identifies February 28th as a Tuesday and March 1st as a Wednesday. In 1994, those dates were a Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits sequence shows Kate's hand dragging across the walls as the credits roll. Halfway through, it cuts to blue figures dancing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: The Turning (2020)
- SoundtracksThe Brakes
Written by Theresa Wayman (as Theresa Baker-Wayman), Emily Kokal, Jenny Lee Lindberg (as Jennifer Lindberg), Stella Mozgawa
Performed by Warpaint
Courtesy of Warpaint and KRO Records
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- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,472,775
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,950,045
- Jan 26, 2020
- Gross worldwide
- $19,428,166
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- 1h 34m(94 min)
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- 2.39 : 1
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