Review Ghost Stories
22:35Professor Goodman ( Andy Nyman ) is a psychologist who has devoted his life to exposing stage psychics. Out of the blue, he receives a ...
Initially, the plotting teases a new post-modern take on portmanteau horror, with the individual cases not resolving in the usual way, but building to something more climatic. Toward the end of the film, it kind of throws you off a little as the film takes a different direction. It gives this concept that not everything you have seen seems to be what you see, like you brain making you see what it wants you to see. Which kind of blurs the lines between reality and fantasy because this type of concept works both way as what you see you might thing isnt real yet what you are seeing is actually real and happening.
The cast seems to be well-suited to their roles, with Paul Whitehouse, in particular, being impressive as the 'on the make' Matthews, who always feels like being on the knife-edge of violent outburst. I particularly liked Alex Lawther who does "spooked" extremely well. The script also seems to be well-tuned to the characters, with a number of laugh-out-loud lines.
Do not read too much about this movie, just go and experience it, I think you will find it scary, interesting and most of all worth your time.
