Kane52630
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The Pale Blue Eye
Despite the lukewarm reviews, I thought this was pretty decent for a movie that is essentially a gothic costume mystery. Like a lot of Scott Cooper films, this was very cold and reserved with some flourishes of emotion in between. This is probably the quietest film he's made but I thought some parts really worked. I also thought the cinematography was excellent. While I thought Christian Bale did a good job, Harry Melling pretty much steals the movie as Edgar Allan Poe. Also thought it was a great surprise that they got Robert Duvall here for a couple of scenes. Overall, it's a slow mystery that had some good moments.
3/5