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The Turning
2020 94 min India, United States of America PG-13 18+
★4.0
Horror, Thriller
Director: Floria Sigismondi
🎭 Based on
«The Turn of the Screw»
byHenry James
Trailers
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Description
A young woman quits her teaching job to become a private tutor and governess for two wealthy young kids, but soon starts to suspect there’s more to their house than meets the eye.
Budget:
$14M
US Gross:
$15.47M
Worldwide:
$19.43M
Starring
Mackenzie Davis
Actor
Finn Wolfhard
Actor
Brooklynn Prince
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
The Turning is widely regarded as a failed adaptation that prioritizes aesthetic style over narrative substance. While the film’s gothic visuals and production design receive occasional praise, the consensus identifies a disjointed screenplay and an unsatisfying, ambiguous conclusion as its primary downfalls.
| Production | The film succeeds in establishing a compelling gothic atmosphere through moody lighting, set design, and evocative cinematography. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is consistently criticized for being incoherent, underdeveloped, and failing to provide meaningful payoffs for its established mysteries. | |
| Ending | The ambiguous ending polarizes viewers; some appreciate the attempt at psychological subtext, while others find it frustratingly devoid of resolution or purpose. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is widely described as tedious, with a long, uneventful middle act that struggles to maintain tension. | |
| Acting | Acting performances are viewed inconsistently; while some praise the efforts of the central cast, others feel the characters remain undefined and poorly utilized. |