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Twiggy H I feel sorry for the great actors in that absolute mess of film writing. Quite idiotic to have a film depicting fan-fiction and plagiarism, that spent more time terrorising a poet than actually kicking the absolute shite out of the 'rival' character. In effect, the film contradicts itself entirely, especially with the ending scene of Poe declaring the chap as absolutely talentless and unoriginal. I'm sure the amount of effort and time that went into writing that film could have written something better and truly unique instead *shrugs*. Besides that, the actors were great. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/16/24 Full Review Руслан Г Я заснув через 20 хвилин перегляду. Проснувся і вимкнув. Нецікавий фільм. Немає чого сказати гарного. Гарний сон- це найкраще враження від перегляду. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Dramabubb K I think it's a good movie. Not a critic so it's not my living. But I'm a legit movie buff. It's worth the watch. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/01/24 Full Review Regina P This didn't work, sorry. It would be one thing if it were a fictional detective or author chasing a serial killer who was motivated by Edgar Alan Poe. But this is supposed to be the real Poe? No. I couldn't buy it any point. It just seemed too ridiculous. And the way the kidnapping happened was not any credit to the writer here. They were already on high alert, and they still let that happen? When? It might have worked if they had used a fictional protagonist and made the crimes make more sense. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/05/23 Full Review Dan R 2013's 'The Raven' was recently on my watchlist.SYNOPSIS: 'Poet and author Edgar Allan Poe is questioned when a serial killer begins committing gruesome murders that seem to be inspired by his stories. Things take a turn when Poe's lover becomes a target.'There's nothing very special here but on the other hand this isn't a bad film. And that's where the issue lies. It's average at best, and therefore many people won't have heard of this.It's a well researched, well acted mystery thriller which ticks all the usual boxes but is so formulaic it hurts.John Cusack, as Poe, delivers a great performance which is mesmeriding at times. But then I realised that in reality this was Cusak just playing a period era Cusack. Odd. Worth a look if you have 2hrs free but go in with low expectations.6/10 Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Georgan G While this was not a great film, it was not a waste of time. I kept watching to see who the killer is and was I surprised! Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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