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The Pale Blue Eye

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6.8/10 • 1.9K

2022-12-222h 8m

ThrillerCrimeHorrorMystery

Every heart tells a tale.

West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.

Directors
Scott Cooper
Writters
Scott Cooper
Editors
Scott Cooper, Dylan Tichenor

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  1. Christian Bale

    Christian Bale

    Augustus Landor

  2. Harry Melling

    Harry Melling

    Edgar Allan Poe

  3. Lucy Boynton

    Lucy Boynton

    Lea Marquis

  4. Toby Jones

    Toby Jones

    Dr. Daniel Marquis

  5. Simon McBurney

    Simon McBurney

    Captain Hitchcock

  6. Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Superintendent Thayer

  7. Robert Duvall

    Robert Duvall

    Jean-Pepe

  8. Harry Lawtey

    Harry Lawtey

    Artemus Marquis

  9. Gillian Anderson

    Gillian Anderson

    Julia Marquis

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Nathan

Feb 1, 2023

6/10

The Pale Blue Eye had great performances, fantastic cinematography, and a decent story but fails in terms of pacing and a bloated runtime that did not feel warranted. Christian Bale is fantastic in this role. He is incredibly intense, being able to capture the seriousness of his detective work balanced with the emotions of his unfortunate tragedies in life. A performance of this caliber is expected of Bale, but what was a surprise is the standout performance of Harry Melling. Melling was whimsical and tad odd with his portrayal of the famous Edgar Allen Poe. He legitimately stole every scene he was, including the ones with Bale. The film was quite long and drawn out. The beginning act did fine as the audience is still learning the world and the crimes committed. But after that wears off it begins to drag going into a climatic third act. A lot of this bloat could have been cut down to create a better viewing experience. That being said, I did enjoy the story of this film. It was engaging and had some twists that I think worked pretty well, although the ending did leave me with a few questions. Score: 61% Verdict: Decent

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$72,000,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
based on novel or bookwinterdetectiveinvestigationhistorical figuremurdergothic horroroccultwest pointbook1830s