Ben Wheatley is a good director, when his heart is fascinated with a project, if the passion is high enough you can almost guarantee that what comes out from the finished product is going to be a hit from the Killing Fields to High Rise, through Kill List to Free Fire. He's full of the good stuff. He's good at self awareness however his latest Rebecca, is less fiery more running on fumes. From the start it's a glamorous romance set in the 30s, there's the costumes the cars and even the picturesque views look like a postcard from the 30s. But instead of wishing you were here, you'll be wishing you were gone, because the remake denies any existence it was even made from the original source material, and although you've got the Hitchcockian aspects it doesn't quite have the flair but then there's no Lawrence Olivier here. From the performances you can tell the lead actors are trying and they do a good job, sadly it doesn't go beyond 1st Base. And sadly for Wheatley this is a missed opportunity. 2/5.
Review of Rebecca
