Two hours of Robert Pattinson and William Defoe going crazy in a lighthouse circa Henry Melville Moby Dick atmosphere is no idea of a good time movie. Even with evocative black and white cinematography, an eerie score, and pristine sound effects, this is a slog. Robert and William act up a storm—fighting & yelling assisted by archaic dialogue. Dreary, dark and muddy. You’ll want to shower after the movie. The director Robert Eggers successfully made The Witch a few years back. The studio A24 gave him free reign with this horror. Go figure and go at our own risk.
