Review: Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak' a Visual Feast, Little Else

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There’s very little question about Guillermo del Toro’s prowess as a visionary storyteller. Whether about a demonic superhero and the strange creatures he fights or a gothic love story with supernatural tones, the director’s films are wall-to-wall detail. The images he creates are gorgeous, his films the kind where every shot is an immaculate glimpse into del Toro’s artistic and unique eye. This is the case, as well, with the filmmaker’s latest menagerie of macabre madness and supernatural scares. Crimson Peak brings with it the same, visual detail for which the director has become known. The story plays out in basic, predictable form, but it’s never enough to hold back the visual masterpiece del Toro once again delivers. ›››

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