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"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a lackluster adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece. The bad acting is a glaring flaw, with performances failing to capture the complexity of the characters. Roderick and Madeline Usher, central to the story's success, come across as one-dimensional, unable to convey the necessary emotional depth. The supporting cast doesn't fare much better, rendering key roles in the tale unconvincing and uninspiring. As a devoted fan of Poe's work, this adaptation's misinterpretation is disheartening. It prioritizes style over substance, forsaking the psychological torment and gothic horror that make Poe's original so enduring. The narrative feels disjointed, with unnecessary subplots diluting the central tension. Attempts to introduce modern elements and social commentary feel forced and out of place in a story firmly rooted in the 19th century. In summary, "The Fall of the House of Usher" squanders its potential, delivering a subpar adaptation that fails to capture the essence of Poe's masterpiece.

The 10:1 geh ratio is also one of the factor that made me want to vomit my ears out. I am sorry Edgar, a degenerate demograph has murdered your art for the sake of unnecessary political correctness that gives back the majority and your fans just; nothing.

What a bad show it was. Season 1 at least had some positive things to consider but oh man, the season 2!! Where do I start!

This whole show felt like there was no acting direction and acting choreographer to begin with. Actors were doing whatever the hell they felt like. There are choreographers who instruct actors how to act like androids, robots and many other different roles. If there is none, the responsibility lies on the show's director. There were some scenes where extras kept superseding important characters on the frame. WHAT SORT OF A DIRECTION IS THIS?

Acting wasn't anything to be proud of as well. I expected a good performance from some actors, but they either didn't understand the show or didn't care to understand the role.

Should I also talk about the editing? Pretty sure they took the raw files without color grading and editing it. That's not how it works. Every scene looked dull.

But the casting choice! Oh Boy! I won't say much but I gotta find some unsee juice to revive my eyesight. I wanna take whatever the casting director was taking.

Now comes the camerawork. I won't complain much but just gonna say they pretty sure hired some of the worst of the industry. Shots were either too close, too far or way up there above actors with some weird angle for no reason. They used some of the UNREAL ENGINE 3 stock assets for VFX and CG. There are some shows from the early 2000s that look PlayStation 20 compared to this show's work.

Thank GOD this show was canceled. They make an abysmal show and expecting people to watch is a big joke itself. I don't know how this show got high ratings but sorry, you bunch of braindead people who loved this show couldn't keep this cringefest alive.

I do not recommend this show. AT ALL. They murdered the story with 0 plot. The only good thing about this show is the intro and that's the only time I felt like someone was doing their job properly.

I was not fortunate enough to watch this movie in theatre. However, watched it after its digital release.

The director experimented so many things with this film. There were some Lovecraftian spice, fear of unknown, psychopaths, serial killings, horror, drama and what not.

Cinematography was good. Could have been lot better but still works great. The whole film was shot with a steady choreography. Yet, you could see some scenes, where cameraman failed to stabilize the shot. Can't tell if it were done on purpose but the movie isn't a "Shaky" fest to begin with.

Amazing acting though. No complain there. Each and every actor utilized the creepy environment of the set perfectly. Bill did some amazing scores during his screentime.

But all good things must come to an end, right? The direction was weak. Even though Zach wrote and directed the movie himself; can't tell which one was weaker (or maybe both were weak?!). And I honestly think the transition from first half to second half literally ruined the movie. It was a questionable choice to include someone completely different in the second half out of nowhere. The scandalous backstory of the second protagonist didn't help the movie in any progressive way. Heck, it even felt like a completely different film after the first half. The party ended exactly right there sadly.

Overall, the movie DID have an amazing strong first-half. I give the first-half a solid 8 and the second half a piss-poor 5. You can try watching this movie out but don't raise your hope too high. And DON'T EAT ANYTHING DURING SECOND HALF. Ciao!