Eliza Graves

  • 2014


MOVIE IS reflective entertaining intriguing victorian psychological
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54 %
53 % Rotten
$ 3 Million
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Positive Reviews 24
Negative reviews 14
Average Rating 2.9/5
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3.5
Stonehearst Asylum is the kind of hothouse psychological thriller that frames itself around unexpected reveals, and its hard to say much of substance .. Av Club
4.5
Devotees of Roger Cormans Poe films will relish the fact that theres a large fire at the end, though this has a much more complex and intriguing payof .. Screen Daily
2.5
Stonehearst should be a Hammer film, rich with dark corridors and oppressive shadows.While the production design may be authentic, and one can admire .. Rogerebert
2.0
If this makes it sound irresistibly tasteless, its actually a case of falling between two stools: neither imaginative enough to be disturbing, nor bra .. Telegraph
3.0
When Newgate arrives, hes stunned to see Eliza seemingly cured and managing the institution, alongside the enigmatic Silas Lamb (Ben Kingsley, delight .. Ny Daily News
3.5
Its definitely worth checking out, and Sturgess, Beckinsale, Kingsley and Caine are always worth watching. JoBlo
3.5
With Stonehearst Asylum, director Brad Anderson doles out a vintage Halloween treat a straightforward Poe adaptation of the sort that Vincent Price us .. Village Voice
2.5
Theres the damned fog, which dissipates as soon as the groundskeeper unlocks the gate, revealing an estate that seems better suited to the aristocracy .. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
The lines between madness and sanity become increasingly blurred in a gothic romp filled with plot twists. The Times
2.0
Review Our Score by Stephen Carty An isolated lunatic asylum is the setting for this gothic, twist laden mystery thriller. Radio Times
2.0
It has the ingredients for a lurid and entertaining trip to the dark side. Independent
5.0
Moviegoers looking for a slasher movie or a vampire blood orgy would do well to look elsewhere: Stonehearst Asylum is so restrained that parts of it c .. Film Journal
2.0
No scenery is left unchewed in this overripe Poe inspired bughouse chiller. The Guardian
4.0
Youll watch this supremely entertaining danse macabre with the broadest of connoisseurial smiles. The Guardian
2.0
But Newgate thinks theres something fishy about the place, and indeed there is. Daily Mail
2.0
While its intentions were probably high minded, the only reaction Stonehearst Asylum is likely to induce is hoots of derisive laughter. Flim List
4.0
Sadly many critics have failed to give it its due, but its now gaining popularity thanks to good word of mouth, and one hopes it will be properly appr .. Eye For Film
2.0
Susan Grangers review of Stonehearst Asylum (Millennium Entertainment) In 1899, a recently graduated doctor, Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess), accepted a .. Susang Ranger
3.8
Just trust me when I say nothing will prepare you for the twisted finale, which moves the setting to lush, sunny Italy, where more madness awaits.Eleg .. Observer
3.0
Anderson clearly takes delight in all the proceedings, which is one of the reasons his films feel fresh instead of lazy. Common Sense Media
1.9
Anderson accepts and exhibits the inherited cliches of the psychological horror film without embracing any of its imagery or intrigue. Slant Magazine
1.5
STONEHEARST ASYLUM Opens on Friday Directed by Brad Anderson 1 hour 52 minutes The loonies really are running the show in Stonehearst Asylum, a Victor .. The New York Times
2.0
But the plot never builds much tension and is more intriguing on changing attitudes to mental illness than as a twisted slice of grand guignol. Express
2.5
Its nicely designed and photographed, but the movie careens from absurd comic overstatement to something darker and more troubling. Chicago Tribune
3.5
But the scare, that terror of being locked away and at the mercy of the barbaric remedies used at the time to treat mental ails, never takes hold. Los Angeles Times
1.5
The result is polished, watchable and reasonably energetic and still feels like a going through the motions salvage job. Variety
1.9
Anderson has made a career out of and earned admirers for tackling genre subjects with his brown colour palettes and ensemble casts of hale UK actors. Film Freak Central
2.5
Does a fine job of balancing dark humor, creepy vibes, and outright melodrama and what a cool cast, right Ner Dist
3.0
A missed opportunity, but not without the odd entertaining manic episode. Games Radar
1.9
Not even the underused presences of Michael Caine and Brendan Gleeson can class things up. Red Eye Chicago
4.4
Theres probably a brilliant, award worthy film to be made about the inhumane way the medical practice dealt with the mentally ill in the past. This on .. Film Racket
3.0
Stonehearst Asylum is instead an unusually reflective entertainment. The Arts Desk
4.0
Andersons consistent refusal to take the easy way out elevates this film above the delightfully dark trifles that preceded it. The Dissolve
3.5
The best way to enjoy the film is to know as little about it as possible and let Anderson take you on a dark and Gothic thrill ride. Straits Times
1.9
Andersons tepid gothic drama is inspired by Poe, meaning the movie is under no obligation to reflect its source beyond the title. Daily Herald
3.3
Gore and violence are passed over for a constant feeling of dread which surrounds our heroes, giving Stonehearst Asylum the feel of an old fashioned H .. Under The Radar Mag
3.0
Subtle it is not, but it is a more polished and entertaining asylum based drama from Scorsese. Scifi Now
3.0
As shown in his debut The Machinist and the surprisingly decent Halle Berry thriller The Call, director Anderson has a good eye for a murky mystery. Sky
3.0
Not a horror movie per se, but still containing horror elements, Stonehearst Asylum is a well made, well acted tale that could find an audience among .. Daily Film Fix
2.5
And you can try to put your stamp on the material, but sometimes it resists an authorial stamp (or, if its TV, demands a directors visual flourishes t .. Vue Weekly
3.8
It trots out one final gotcha in the films final moments, a decidedly unnecessary touch. Hollywood Into To
3.2
As expected, the film is much more embellished than the Poe quickie horror comedy tale. Movie Chambers
3.0
Also, the film varies in tone mostly it feels just a tad over the top with an undertone of comedy, and so the horror elements are weak. Dread Central



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