The Little Stranger

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Hiwatt M @RT12406320 Oct 24 Very interesting characters, all very buttoned up emotionally but seething underneath. Acting was superb; standout performance for me was Charlotte Rampling as the dowager. Plodding plot with a slow burn. Wouldn't call it boring, but after the waiting the audience was primed for a powerful ending- which was nonsensical. A let down. Could've been so much more. See more Madam D @Madam1948 03/16/2025 Excellent acting. The plot is odd, but appears to be a haunting by a little boy who became intrigued with 200-year-old mansion. See more Simon T @Bucksplit 01/31/2025 This oddly acted uncertainly directed curio is neither ghost story nor romance. A vast house seems to be cursed - but by what? A dour and humourless doctor (Domhnall Gleeson, miscast) arrives to treat a maid and then various members of the unhappy family who live there and have allowed the house to rot. The son (Will Poulter, miscast and rather over-egging the shell-shocked soldier) has a sister (Ruth Jones) and neurotic mother (Charlotte Rampling, rather wasted). It's all a bit humourless and derivative, and the British accents could have come out of a French and Saunders skit. See more Raizel O @RT47576526 06/10/2024 The book is amazing. The movie is terrible. Spoiler alert, by the way. One of the things that I think is so terrible about the movie is that it cuts out so much of the relationship-building between the characters in the beginning. But I think that part of it is key, because I think that the relationships between people is what makes the story important in the first place. In the book, the reader doesn't realize that the main character is obsessed with the house and making friends with the family for the wrong reason, until pretty far into the story. I think it's one of the better features of the story that, about 13 or 14 chapters in you're putting your hand to your eyes and groaning sympathetically for everyone involved. I think that the producers of the movie really underestimate the patience and intelligence of their audience. See more SkyRo P @TheMovieSearch 12/27/2023 #MovieReview #TheLittleStranger "The Little Stranger" left me feeling underwhelmed and unengaged, failing to capture my interest throughout the film. Despite my efforts to find entertainment in it, I struggled to identify a compelling aspect that would hold my attention. The ending of the movie left me overly confused and disappointed, lacking coherence with the rest of the story and ultimately falling flat. Instead of feeling immersed in the film, I found myself disconnected and disengaged, as if being lectured on historical details rather than being entertained. The movie seemed to force its themes and narrative onto the audience, leading to a sense of artificiality rather than genuine entertainment. It failed to evoke the old-time feeling of engagement and instead felt like a tedious and uninspiring experience. In conclusion, "The Little Stranger" may not be the best choice for a captivating movie night. If you're looking for a film that lulls you into a nap, this may fit the bill. See more Gareth v @geewah 06/23/2023 Being a fan of the three leads (Wilson, Gleeson & Rampling), I watched this with some high hopes but came away disappointed. See more Read all reviews

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