Love me some Gothic horror and god damned if I wasn’t satisfied. Gorgeous, had a bit of fun addressing some of the more problematic trappings of the genre in how it treats women.
Remade some of the amazing shots from the original film, maintained a fantastic creeping horror and dread, lots of truly disgusting practical effects, and some original and well realised additions.
Absolutely fab.
Well I don’t know who the director is, nor would I have. I do realise gothic horror in general is often about sexual repression, but a lot of the film’s use of it just felt unnecessary.
Maybe the intended audience are more au fait with the director, then? I’unno