The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
- Christopher Surgent
- Takahide Kawakami
- Ana Drasinover
- Jordan Weir
- Scott Peterson
- Scott Cooper
- Scott Cooper
- Louis Bayard
Rating: 6.85/10 by 1819 users
Alternative Title:
چشم آبی روشن - IR
چشم آبی کمرنگ - IR
Els crims de l'academia - ES
Los crimenes de la academia - ES
The Pale Blue Eye - US
Country:
United States of America
Language:
Français
English
Latin
Runtime: 02 hour 08 minutes
Budget: $72,000,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: based on novel or book, winter, detective, investigation, historical figure, murder, gothic horror, occult, edgar allan poe, west point, book, 1830s
The Pale Blue Eye had great performances, fantastic cinematography, and a decent story but fails in terms of pacing and a bloated runtime that did not feel warranted. Christian Bale is fantastic in this role. He is incredibly intense, being able to capture the seriousness of his detective work balanced with the emotions of his unfortunate tragedies in life. A performance of this caliber is expected of Bale, but what was a surprise is the standout performance of Harry Melling. Melling was whimsical and tad odd with his portrayal of the famous Edgar Allen Poe. He legitimately stole every scene he was, including the ones with Bale. The film was quite long and drawn out. The beginning act did fine as the audience is still learning the world and the crimes committed. But after that wears off it begins to drag going into a climatic third act. A lot of this bloat could have been cut down to create a better viewing experience. That being said, I did enjoy the story of this film. It was engaging and had some twists that I think worked pretty well, although the ending did leave me with a few questions. Score: 61% Verdict: Decent
