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6.1/10 • 808

2022-08-241h 45m

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You are cordially invited to a nightmare generations in the making.

After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family’s history.

Directors
Jessica M. Thompson
Writters
Blair Butler
Editors
Blair Butler, Tom Elkins

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  1. Nathalie Emmanuel

    Nathalie Emmanuel

    Evie Alexander

  2. Thomas Doherty

    Thomas Doherty

    Walter De Ville

  3. Sean Pertwee

    Sean Pertwee

    Mr. Fields

  4. Hugh Skinner

    Hugh Skinner

    Oliver Alexander

  5. Carol Ann Crawford

    Carol Ann Crawford

    Mrs. Swift

  6. Alana Boden

    Alana Boden

    Lucy

  7. Stephanie Corneliussen

    Stephanie Corneliussen

    Viktoria

  8. Tian Chaudhry

    Tian Chaudhry

    Diya

  9. Courtney Taylor

    Courtney Taylor

    Grace

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CinemaSerf

Aug 29, 2022

6/10

OK, so this is about as derivative as it is possible to get - but you know what, I actually quite enjoyed it. It's a short and sweet tale of the young "Evie" (Nathalie Emmanuel). She does one of those online DNA tests and before she knows it, is having a posh lunch with "Oliver" (Hugh Skinner) - a posh British lad who claims that she is his long lost cousin. After about thirty seconds, she is invited to come to Yorkshire for a wedding and, as you would - readily accepts. Upon arrival, she encounters their irascible butler "Fields" (Sean Pertwee) and then the hunky lord of the manor "Walt" (Thomas Doherty). She is smitten, indeed they are at it within twenty four hours - but soon she starts to sense that things at the new "Carfax Manor" are not quite what they may seem - not least because there is a distinct lack of bride and groom; and the waitresses employed to cater for the occasion have a habit of disappearing. What could be going on...? Well, it's fairly clear to us from the start who the baddie is, and that "Viktoria" (a sort of Angelina Jolie-esque Stephanie Corneliussen) and her pal "Lucy" (Alana Boden) are in on the cunning scheme too. It has clearly been done on a limited budget, but the direction is still just about adequate. The story, though, is pretty thin and the acting is drama school stuff for the most part before an ending that really does let the whole thing down rather badly. Still, I watched it with considerable trepidation in a pretty empty cinema, and left thinking it passed 100-odd minutes amiably enough. Not great, no - but not rubbish either.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10,000,000.00
Revenue
$33,628,000.00
Keywords
suicidecountrysidevampiremarriagemansioncatererdrinking bloodceramicsdracula