![]() ![]() Thurman, utilizing the kind of indeterminate accent and Cruella Deville-esque demeanor that instantly marks her a villain, plays Madame Duret, the headmistress of Blackwood Manor, a remote boarding school for troublesome and emotionally disturbed young women. ![]() Still, the film is adequately macabre and stylish, and the overall lack of subtlety, embodied by a deliciously over-the-top and scene-stealing performance by Uma Thurman, makes for some accomplished camp. Perhaps it’s no small coincidence that Twilight scribe Stephanie Meyer serves as one of the film’s producers it shares the same embellished characterizations, trite tone and hammy storytelling as her mega-franchise. ![]() Sepia-tinged imagery, gothic architecture and a historical perspective on all things ghostly are just a few of the familiar calling cards employed by director Rodrigo Cortés, here adapting Lois Duncan 1974 novel, a young adult classic whose supernatural bent and female coming-of-age narrative is a direct line to Vampire Academy and Twilight. A teenage melodrama imbued with Spanish-horror aesthetics, Down a Dark Hall looks a lot more accomplished than it is. ![]()
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