Edgar Wright’s ghost story fails to scare or engage
Film Critic Jason Evans is on a mission to tell you
everything you need to know about movies in less time than it takes for a ghost
to scare you with boo! Jason’s reviews are exactly 100 words (not 99, not 101).
This is his 100 word review of Last Night in Soho.
The Premise: Ellie (Thomasin McKenzie, “Old” and “Leave No Trace”) is a fashion design student who is having some trouble adjusting to life in big city London. When she moves into a quieter building off campus, Ellie finds that every time she goes to sleep, she is transported to 1960s London where she watches the life of aspiring lounge singer Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit” and “Emma”). But Sandie’s life isn’t nearly as glamorous as it first appears and Ellie is soon drawn into a world of dark secrets and even ghosts. The film is written and directed by Edgar Wright (“Shaun of the Dead,” “Scott Pilgrim,” “Baby Driver”).
The 100 Words: Edgar Wright’s usually mixes his horror with healthy doses of humor, but you won’t find anything funny in this film. It starts as a drama with some twinges of the supernatural and then dives head-first into a ghostly horror mystery in the final third. The acting is first rate and Wright always provides us with amazing imagery, but what starts as an interesting premise sorta falls apart the longer it goes on. What’s more, I recoiled when Wright ramped up the ghosts, which I found neither scary nor all that interesting. I expect more from one of my favorite directors.
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