Stoker

"He used to say, sometimes you need to do something bad to stop you from doing something worse."

Rating: 2.75 out of 4

I didn’t know a whole lot about this movie before I saw it, but I remember thinking there would be loose ties to Dracula author Bram Stoker’s life or works or something, so I was kind of excited.  I walked out of Stoker feeling a whole lot of nothing.  Mia Wasikowska stars as India Stoker, the daughter of Richard and Evelyn Stoker, played by Dermot Mulroney and Nicole Kidman, respectively.  After Richard’s death, his brother Charlie, played by Matthew Goode, comes to stay with India and Evelyn.  There is a special (creepy?) connection between Charlie and India, as he helps her come to grips with the loss of her father.  The movie feels very forced at times and doesn’t keep a steady pace.  The acting is pretty good, but nothing spectacular.  Something for when you’re in the mood to watch something a little odd.

Rating: Rent It

-Megan