Dec 3, 2019
Hi everyone!
It’s Takeover Tuesday, and today we’ll have a review from Jason Hemming, aka The Vern, from Cinema Recall podcast, for Robert Eggers’ THE LIGHTHOUSE. We’re super excited to have them on the podcast, and a promo will run before the review. Don’t miss last week’s Takeover Tuesday episode, featuring Jon-David from The Mafia Hairdresser Chronicles, with his review of THE TOWERING INFERNO (Episode #653).
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The movie that I'm looking at today is THE LIGHTHOUSE, starring
Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. It was written and directed
by Robert Eggers who also directed THE WITCH in 2015. The
story follows two men as they both slowly start to lose grip with
reality while working and maintaining a lighthouse.
The first thing that stands out the most from Robert Eggers sophomore efforts is the visuals. Shot in a crisp black and white format with a 1:33 aspect ratio. THE LIGHTHOUSE stands above most other movies in wide release. The other thing worth mentioning is the performances by both Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, who are both amazing in this movie. Seeing their sanity slip further and further away the more time they spend together is priceless. If this was a play (and it would make a really good one) they would each be nominated for a Tony.
While both the visuals and acting are top notch, the script, on the other hand, doesn't quite feel complete. I understand that both of these characters have been stuck together for a really long time, and that their sense of reality is altered, but I never once could understand what is reality and what is the delusion they are both experiencing. At times I thought it was just one character, but then it switches, and I get really confused. However, maybe that is just what director Robert Eggers wants from his audience. This feels like a classic episode of “The Twilight Zone” if it was directed by David Lynch.
THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) is a film, and it’s one that I can only
recommend to hardcore film buffs. I would not recommend this
at all to my parents or those who only watch Disney+. This is only
for those with a Criterion Channel subscription.
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% (CERTIFIED FRESH)
Metacritic: 83 (METACRITIC MUST SEE)
One Movie Punch: 8.0/10
THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) is rated R for language and does have a scene
of severe animal abuse. I believe it is playing at most theaters.
Just check your theaters for times and dates, all right?
But anyways, folks. That’s me The Vern. Signing off right now. Thanks!