Violett

Beautiful cinematography and art direction, the best thing about this movie. The compositions, lighting and colour selection are A1, very impressive and appealing. The protagonist and her daughter have a gothic aesthetic that I really liked, and suited the atmosphere. The 'witch' was a great character that I feel was underused. The handyman was a little too goofy. The husband had the right look, but was an underwhelming character that didn't have enough to say. Dialogue in general was not great, not engaging enough. Overall story and twists were okay, although I saw it coming. One major criticism is that it was way too slow between the more engaging scenes. Better thought out dialogue would have changed that substantially. Basically, the ideas are good, aesthetics outstanding, but it just doesn't quite get there as a whole. A one off watch, when you can't find anything else more promising.