My Cousin Rachel

A gothic moodpiece masquerading as a thriller, My Cousin Rachel is a misdirected swoon of a movie—long on black-veiled romance and ravishing atmosphere and a little short, alas, on dividends.

2796d ago

A gothic moodpiece masquerading as a thriller, My Cousin Rachel is a misdirected swoon of a movie—long on black-veiled romance and ravishing atmosphere and a little short, alas, on dividends.

2796d ago

The chilling “My Cousin Rachel” harrows a dopey 19th-century misogynist.

2796d ago

The chilling “My Cousin Rachel” harrows a dopey 19th-century misogynist.

2796d ago

The chilling “My Cousin Rachel” harrows a dopey 19th-century misogynist.

2796d ago

Weisz and the sharpest supporting players lift My Cousin Rachel to a higher plane. Holliday Granger as Philip's smitten family friend; Simon Russell Beale, a truly great actor, as the skeptical family solicitor; Tim Barlow, tottering around as the sublimely crusty servant: These are choice turns.

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As the hero wonders whether his mysterious cousin murdered his guardian, he also finds himself falling under her seductive spell.

2796d ago

Actress turns this old-fashioned thriller about a widow and a smitten young man into a dread-filled delight.

2796d ago

As the hero wonders whether his mysterious cousin murdered his guardian, he also finds himself falling under her seductive spell.

2796d ago

Actress turns this old-fashioned thriller about a widow and a smitten young man into a dread-filled delight.

2796d ago

As the hero wonders whether his mysterious cousin murdered his guardian, he also finds himself falling under her seductive spell.

2796d ago

Actress turns this old-fashioned thriller about a widow and a smitten young man into a dread-filled delight.

2796d ago

Weisz and the sharpest supporting players lift My Cousin Rachel to a higher plane. Holliday Granger as Philip's smitten family friend; Simon Russell Beale, a truly great actor, as the skeptical family solicitor; Tim Barlow, tottering around as the sublimely crusty servant: These are choice turns.

2796d ago

Actress turns this old-fashioned thriller about a widow and a smitten young man into a dread-filled delight.

2796d ago

As the hero wonders whether his mysterious cousin murdered his guardian, he also finds himself falling under her seductive spell.

2796d ago

Weisz and the sharpest supporting players lift My Cousin Rachel to a higher plane. Holliday Granger as Philip's smitten family friend; Simon Russell Beale, a truly great actor, as the skeptical family solicitor; Tim Barlow, tottering around as the sublimely crusty servant: These are choice turns.

2796d ago

Weisz and the sharpest supporting players lift My Cousin Rachel to a higher plane. Holliday Granger as Philip's smitten family friend; Simon Russell Beale, a truly great actor, as the skeptical family solicitor; Tim Barlow, tottering around as the sublimely crusty servant: These are choice turns.

2796d ago

Rachel Weisz plays the enigmatic title character in Roger Michell's romantic thriller based on a 1951 novel by Daphne du Maurier, which also stars Sam Claflin.

2796d ago

Rachel Weisz steps into Olivia de Havilland's shoes, playing the elusive black widow of Daphne du Maurier's deliciously ambiguous novel.

2796d ago

Rachel Weisz steps into Olivia de Havilland's shoes, playing the elusive black widow of Daphne du Maurier's deliciously ambiguous novel.

2796d ago

Rachel Weisz steps into Olivia de Havilland's shoes, playing the elusive black widow of Daphne du Maurier's deliciously ambiguous novel.

2796d ago

Rachel Weisz plays the enigmatic title character in Roger Michell's romantic thriller based on a 1951 novel by Daphne du Maurier, which also stars Sam Claflin.

2796d ago

A sumptuous adaptation takes a new look at Daphne du Maurier’s gothic thriller.

2796d ago

A sumptuous adaptation takes a new look at Daphne du Maurier’s gothic thriller.

2796d ago

Rachel Weisz plays the enigmatic title character in Roger Michell's romantic thriller based on a 1951 novel by Daphne du Maurier, which also stars Sam Claflin.

2796d ago

A sumptuous adaptation takes a new look at Daphne du Maurier’s gothic thriller.

2796d ago

Rachel Weisz steps into Olivia de Havilland's shoes, playing the elusive black widow of Daphne du Maurier's deliciously ambiguous novel.

2796d ago

A sumptuous adaptation takes a new look at Daphne du Maurier’s gothic thriller.

2796d ago

Rachel Weisz plays the enigmatic title character in Roger Michell's romantic thriller based on a 1951 novel by Daphne du Maurier, which also stars Sam Claflin.

2796d ago

Yet, for all the strong performances and able filmmaking, “My Cousin Rachel” never quite coheres.

2796d ago

Yet, for all the strong performances and able filmmaking, “My Cousin Rachel” never quite coheres.

2796d ago

Yet, for all the strong performances and able filmmaking, “My Cousin Rachel” never quite coheres.

2796d ago

Yet, for all the strong performances and able filmmaking, “My Cousin Rachel” never quite coheres.

2796d ago

My Cousin Rachel leaves Rachel’s motives, desires, and integrity (or lack thereof) ambiguous through to the end.

2796d ago

My Cousin Rachel leaves Rachel’s motives, desires, and integrity (or lack thereof) ambiguous through to the end.

2796d ago

My Cousin Rachel leaves Rachel’s motives, desires, and integrity (or lack thereof) ambiguous through to the end.

2796d ago

My Cousin Rachel leaves Rachel’s motives, desires, and integrity (or lack thereof) ambiguous through to the end.

2796d ago

When his beloved cousin/guardian Ambrose dies abroad, Philip Ashley (Sam Claflin) fears Ambrose’s mysterious new bride Rachel (Rachel Weisz) murdered him. Although it is Philip who inherits his cousin’s entire estate, Rachel arrives and, despite his suspicions, quickly entrances him. Is it wealth, love or something else she craves?

2796d ago

When his beloved cousin/guardian Ambrose dies abroad, Philip Ashley (Sam Claflin) fears Ambrose’s mysterious new bride Rachel (Rachel Weisz) murdered him. Although it is Philip who inherits his cousin’s entire estate, Rachel arrives and, despite his suspicions, quickly entrances him. Is it wealth, love or something else she craves?

2796d ago

When his beloved cousin/guardian Ambrose dies abroad, Philip Ashley (Sam Claflin) fears Ambrose’s mysterious new bride Rachel (Rachel Weisz) murdered him. Although it is Philip who inherits his cousin’s entire estate, Rachel arrives and, despite his suspicions, quickly entrances him. Is it wealth, love or something else she craves?

2796d ago

When his beloved cousin/guardian Ambrose dies abroad, Philip Ashley (Sam Claflin) fears Ambrose’s mysterious new bride Rachel (Rachel Weisz) murdered him. Although it is Philip who inherits his cousin’s entire estate, Rachel arrives and, despite his suspicions, quickly entrances him. Is it wealth, love or something else she craves?

2796d ago

It’s all very pretty, but too often the movie’s beauty isn’t tethered to deep feeling or strong ideas, one reason you may often find your eyes and thoughts drifting away from the quietly escalating drama toward the vast green fields, the majestic horses and nice detail work.

2796d ago

It’s all very pretty, but too often the movie’s beauty isn’t tethered to deep feeling or strong ideas, one reason you may often find your eyes and thoughts drifting away from the quietly escalating drama toward the vast green fields, the majestic horses and nice detail work.

2796d ago

The story’s insistent ambiguities ought to make it seductively complex, but it never quite shakes off a stuck-in-the-mud vibe.

2796d ago

It’s all very pretty, but too often the movie’s beauty isn’t tethered to deep feeling or strong ideas, one reason you may often find your eyes and thoughts drifting away from the quietly escalating drama toward the vast green fields, the majestic horses and nice detail work.

2796d ago

The story’s insistent ambiguities ought to make it seductively complex, but it never quite shakes off a stuck-in-the-mud vibe.

2796d ago

The story’s insistent ambiguities ought to make it seductively complex, but it never quite shakes off a stuck-in-the-mud vibe.

2796d ago

The story’s insistent ambiguities ought to make it seductively complex, but it never quite shakes off a stuck-in-the-mud vibe.

2796d ago

It’s all very pretty, but too often the movie’s beauty isn’t tethered to deep feeling or strong ideas, one reason you may often find your eyes and thoughts drifting away from the quietly escalating drama toward the vast green fields, the majestic horses and nice detail work.

2796d ago

This Daphne du Maurier adaptation falls somewhere between trashy and classy — but either way, it should be more fun.

2796d ago

This Daphne du Maurier adaptation falls somewhere between trashy and classy — but either way, it should be more fun.

2796d ago

This Daphne du Maurier adaptation falls somewhere between trashy and classy — but either way, it should be more fun.

2796d ago

This Daphne du Maurier adaptation falls somewhere between trashy and classy — but either way, it should be more fun.

2796d ago

What’s missing from this production is the darkness — the perversity, even — that informs du Maurier’s work, and that would elevate an attractively illustrated story into aesthetically and psychologically vivid cinema.

2796d ago

What’s missing from this production is the darkness — the perversity, even — that informs du Maurier’s work, and that would elevate an attractively illustrated story into aesthetically and psychologically vivid cinema.

2796d ago

What’s missing from this production is the darkness — the perversity, even — that informs du Maurier’s work, and that would elevate an attractively illustrated story into aesthetically and psychologically vivid cinema.

2796d ago

What’s missing from this production is the darkness — the perversity, even — that informs du Maurier’s work, and that would elevate an attractively illustrated story into aesthetically and psychologically vivid cinema.

2796d ago

Michell never fully delves into that aspect of du Maurier’s text. My Cousin Rachel often feels like a head-scratcher for all the wrong reasons.

2796d ago

Michell never fully delves into that aspect of du Maurier’s text. My Cousin Rachel often feels like a head-scratcher for all the wrong reasons.

2796d ago

Michell never fully delves into that aspect of du Maurier’s text. My Cousin Rachel often feels like a head-scratcher for all the wrong reasons.

2796d ago

Michell never fully delves into that aspect of du Maurier’s text. My Cousin Rachel often feels like a head-scratcher for all the wrong reasons.

2796d ago

Not fair, maybe, but “My Cousin Rachel” is, like Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca,” based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier, master of the moody semi-Gothic romantic thriller.

2796d ago

Not fair, maybe, but “My Cousin Rachel” is, like Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca,” based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier, master of the moody semi-Gothic romantic thriller.

2796d ago

Not fair, maybe, but “My Cousin Rachel” is, like Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca,” based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier, master of the moody semi-Gothic romantic thriller.

2796d ago

Not fair, maybe, but “My Cousin Rachel” is, like Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca,” based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier, master of the moody semi-Gothic romantic thriller.

2796d ago