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31 Posts Of Halloween: Stonehearst Asylum


Stonehearst Asylum is a 2014 gothic film that truly is gothic. 

Stonehearst Asylum follows Dr. Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess), fresh from Oxford, as he is sent to an Asylum to complete his training. At the asylum he becomes infatuated with one of the patients, Mrs. Eliza Graves (Kate Beckinsale), and he assists Dr. Silas Lamb (Ben Kingsley), yet there is something unusual about this asylum, more than one normally would think.
Now, this movie is based off of a story by Edgar Allen Poe, of which whom, I consider myself a fan of, and after watching Stonehearst Asylum, I want to read the original story. Since I do own a copy of the Complete Works Of Edgar Allen Poe, I just might read it soon enough.
Now this movie is gothic in the truest sense of the word. It has insanity, romance, beautiful twists and turns, mystery, and creeping about at night in those long corridors. You don't see many gothic films, and that's a shame, because if there could be more produced in the manner that this one was, there could be a renaissance of the genre. Well, I might be stretching a little here, but it's still amazing nonetheless.
The acting is very well done, and I would consider myself a bit of a fan of Kate Beckinsale. So, when I found out that she was in this film, I thought I would give it a go, and I'm very happy that I did! I've recently been watching some more films with Ben Kingsley in them, and I'm a growing fan of his work as well. I have to admit that I am less familiar with Jim Sturgess however, but anyways, he does a fine job in Stonehearst Asylum.
I would highly recommend watching Stonehearst Asylum, but it is one of those movies you have to be in the mood to see. I'm glad that I came across this film, and I throughly enjoyed myself with it, and I hope you will too.


final score: 4.3/5



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