The film’s early promise is let down by a lacklustre second half.Įdgar Allan Poe’s Lighthouse Keeper will be available to watch on Digital Download from 27th November 2017. Daniel Smith Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2017. Top reviews Most recent Top reviews from the United Kingdom. and Nora, but it is Wells who is most memorable.Įdgar Allan Poe’s Lighthouse Keeper has a strong start, but pushes too hard to turn a mystery into a horror. Edgar Allan Poes Lighthouse Keeper (49) 3.9 1 h 16+ Marooned on a remote peninsula. Matt O’Neill and Rachel Riley are decent as J.P. Vernon Wells gives a strong performance as Walsh he brings a fitting blend of melancholy and agitation to the role. It appears that Cooper was inspired by earlier adaptations of Poe’s work. However, there are some poor special effects later on in the film, and the reliance on showing the creatures also shows the lack of budget. Injured and suffering from amnesia, the man seeks the help of Walsh, the enigmatic lighthouse keeper. Above the rocky crags, a lighthouse stands like a sentinel. This is not a hindrance at all to begin with, as Cooper makes good use of light and shadow. A young man awakens alone on a remote beach, marooned there by a violent storm. It is clear that Lighthouse Keeper has been made on a small budget. The brooding gothic mystery which came before is a much more effective tone. The narrative becomes a little predictable, and it feels like the film rushes into horror. The second half of Lighthouse Keeper is less satisfying, however. Jump scares are not used to liberally in the first half, which allows for the narrative to develop. and Walsh, contrasting it well with the burgeoning relationship between J.P. The first half of the film builds atmosphere rather well. ![]() Edgar Allan Poe’s Lighthouse Keeper is a mystery, with horror overtones that grow as the film progresses. As such, Cooper and Edge have license to shape the narrative how they wish. ![]() The man, however, sees a beautiful young woman…ĭirected and co-written by Benjamin Cooper (with Carl Edge), the film is based on an unfinished story by Edgar Allan Poe. ![]() He is given refuge by the lighthouse keeper, who tells him that they are the only two people on the peninsula. One hundred and sixty seven years later, writer and director, Benjamin Cooper, would team up with Carl Edge, to give us Edgar Allen Poes The Lighthouse Keeper. Edgar Allan Poe’s Lighthouse Keeper has some good chilling moments, although the atmosphere is not sustained throughout.Ī man wakes up on a remote peninsula, not remembering his name or how he got there.
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