The Raven
| Producer | Marc D Evans, Trevor Macy, Aaron Ryder |
| Director | James McTeague |
| Music | Lucas Vidal |
| Writer | Ben Livingston, Hannah Shakespeare |
| Release Date | 09-Mar-2012 |
| Cast | John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve |
Movie Report
About Movie: The Raven is an upcoming thriller film. Thriller set in the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, when he gets wrapped up in a serial killer investigation. In this gritty thriller, Edgar Allen Poe (John Cusack) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders. Directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta), the film also stars Alice Eve (Sex and the City 2), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Faster).
When a mother and daughter are found brutally murdered in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) makes a startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper—part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe. But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly murder occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story.
Realizing a serial killer is on the loose using Poe’s writings as the backdrop for his bloody rampage, Fields enlists the author’s help in stopping the attacks. But when it appears someone close to Poe may become the murderer’s next victim, the stakes become even higher and the inventor of the detective story calls on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case before it’s too late.
Movie Review:- Although Roger Corman narrowly managed to avoid self-mockery in his pulpy, flamboyant adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe tales, it appears that the director chose this opportunity to let loose with outright parody; the result is a wonderfully entertaining romp with tongue planted firmly in cheek. The first screen teaming of legendary horror stars Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, and Peter Lorre -- later billed as "The Triumvirate of Terror" -- this so-called "adaptation" uses Poe's most famous poem as a springboard for Grand Guignol comedy from scriptwriter Richard Matheson.
Direction, Dialogues and Music:-Director James McTeigue whose previous films, Ninja Assassin and V For Vendetta were bad enough, seems to lack even the slightest inkling as to what makes Poe’s macabre tales linger in the memory: he plays the murders as gross-out stunts, accompanied with computer-generated blood, a heavy metal soundtrack and enthusiastic use of a smoke machine.
Overall:- ok Movie
