After taking the night off to take Jolene to a Jake Bugg concert
with Bren being sick, I decided that I needed to kick back today and relax.
While I did catch a few new shows, I needed to get back to some movies to help
pass some time this evening. My first choice was the 2016 adaptation of the
classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty,
with The Curse of Sleeping Beauty.
Plot/ Thomas Kaiser inherits an ancestral mansion that has
been in his family for generations, only to learn that he has also inherited an
ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades.
Every once in a while, I decide to take a chance on
something different and become extremely surprised by what I decided on. That
was definitely the case with this one, as it was much better than I initially
imagined. Yes, it did not come without some flaws with predictable characters,
clichéd plot twists, and some of the movie felt rushed, but those issues do not
totally bring the movie down. The performances are decent, the direction and
cinematography work well to create some interestingly atmospheric moments, and
the overall feel was much darker than I expected. In the end, this is
definitely not your normal take on the Sleeping
Beauty fairy tale being more of a horror flick than fantasy. As with many
movies in this realm, a viewer will either love it or hate it, personally I
enjoyed it. Give it a shot and make your own decision.
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