Film2012111 min

The Raven

Name: The Raven
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2012
Duration: 111 min
Cast: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally

Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillerdetectivefasttried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotionally undemandingfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him."

Boxlist takeA layered crime thriller that is heavy, unsavoury and fast. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 1,002 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.

Synopsis: TMDB