Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

I was unsure about this moving going in but it was so much better than the low rating that it has been given.The cast was fantastic as they all worked convincingly well together as a family of four with a very troubling history. I would highly recommend this movie if you are happy to be surprised in the end as it is not your typical, jump scare, blood and guts, horror film.

Easily the most beautiful and tragic story I have watched in a very long time. They created a story where true love and terrible pain and horror holds the space so beautifuly together. I absolutely cannot understand its poor rating. As a horror fanatic, this film had me gripping my seat! Such a beautiful story. I was in the end, unexpectedly reduced to tears. Give it a chance you won't be sorry. Already in my top best films of 2018.

'The Secret Of Marrowbone (2018)' is full of good ideas, most of which are unfortunately executed slightly poorly. It isn't until the flick's finale that any of these ideas conflate into something worthwhile, something that provokes a genuine - and even guttural - reaction when it occurs, but even this is marred by a certain feeling of unoriginality, if not quite predictability, and an incredibly silly conceit, the absurdity of which is especially evident in retrospect and takes away from the initial proper horror of certain elements involving it. The eponymous 'secret' also falls apart slightly because of its representation and, to a degree, the execution of its reveal, as opposed to its concept or even necessarily its wider implications. To be fair, it does liven up proceedings - essentially paying you back for your previous 'good faith' during the piece's duller moments. It adds another layer to a picture that constantly toes the line of being too generic to stand apart from the crowd, giving it that special something to compound its 'worth' and make it feel like it was, at least, worth your time. Ironically, it makes it seem like it's trying to ape a certain subsection of its genre (one filled with many better, and inevitably more original, films) in the process, though. Some moments of the feature also fail to live up to scrutiny in retrospect and the final message is mixed, to say the least, even if the movie would have you believe it is an entirely positive one. Still, at least the picture is interesting. 6/10

The movie didn't seem that long but I still felt some parts dragged on. There were elements that made my heart race, and then right after we transition to another scene, that was completely dull. I don't like romance, although i can understand why those parts would be important to the story. The story itself makes sense up until the climax/ big reveal. That's where I got confused. It was a jumbled mess, which was frustrating cause I was really digging it, but had a hard time following. I don't usually need to be spoon fed information, but a little explanation would have been nice.Some people here are saying the acting wasn't good. They're crazy. Everyone here is talented, although Anya was the most boring person. Scenes with her felt like a million years. Wish they gave her a personality.