I’m most conflicted about Charles, it seems just too easy for Sebastian Stan to play the bad guy looking to marry his cousin and steal the family fortune. Stan’s performance forces you to question whether his initial visit to the mansion was truly one of goodwill and his subtle disagreements with the sisters drove him to become a greedy monster. The film is absolutely unclear about this.
Let’s not forget Crispin Glover as the semi-senile-older uncle. Maybe we’re so used to him playing crazy, eccentric characters that his role as Uncle Julian comes off as a good normal performance and plays as an important piece of the plot.
The best I can say about We Have Always Lived in a Castle is it’s a slow-paced dark tale of family, which is fine if you’re drawn to this type of story. I ultimately enjoyed the film but I would probably think twice about a second viewing.
We Have Always Lived in a Castle (2018) Directed by Stacie Passon. Written by Mark Kruger based on the novel by Shirley Jackson. Starring Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, Sebastian Stan. We Have Always Lived in a Castle made its world premiere at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival.
6 out of 10
At least you tried to get the title right.
When will the movie be released to the public? I know it was only at the film festival. My daughter read the book and would love to see it.
“Taissa Farmigo carries most of the heavy lifting of the film as Merricat”
Farmiga. PROOFREAD YOUR S**T.
Shirly Jackton is also remembered as the author of “A Haunting of Hell Horse” and “A Lottoby”. I’m glad to see Film Teat give this movie some recognition.
Lived in a castle…jeez. I can’t believe I was buying this rag back when Chris Gore could afford proofreaders.
Who is Isaac?
It should be Stan. Thanks for the catch.