Maurice – 1987 Ivory

Wonka disappointed me. It had too little stakes and was a little too goofy and silly for its own good. I liked Chalamet though and it shows his range. Heretic I got into the theatre 5 minutes late, so the two nuns were already talking to Grant at this point. I didn’t see how they entered. This one has a lot of good use of shallow focus close ups in the 1st half especially. Some nice circling shots that works for this film and add to the claustrophobia. Hugh Grant is mostly his later self and carry the film on his own with his sinister charm. But this is a different genre for him. I also liked how strong and independently different the two nuns are. They have their own beliefs and ideas which are a change from the usual scream queens. The 2nd half is a bit more wayward like most horror films but still has intelligent debate. It’s worth checking out. It’s also wild that this is made by the same directors who made the Adam Driver dinosaur movie just a year ago. That’s a wild connection.