1830年の冬のある日。アメリカ・ニューヨーク州のウエストポイント陸軍士官学校で、心臓をくり抜かれた士官候補生の死体が発見される。学校の評判が悪くなることを恐れた幹部たちは、引退していた元刑事オーガスタス・ランドー(クリスチャン・ベイル)に内密に捜査を依頼する。調査を開始した彼は、風変わりな士官候補生エドガー・アラン・ポー(ハリー・メリング)に協力を求め、二人で事件の真相を追う。
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監督: スコット・クーパー
脚本: スコット・クーパー / Louis Bayard
音楽: Howard Shore
制作: Ryan Donnell Smith / トレイシー・ランドン / Dylan Weathered
撮影監督: Masanobu Takayanagi
The Pale Blue Eye had great performances, fantastic cinematography, and a decent story but fails in terms of pacing and a bloated runtime that did not feel warranted. Christian Bale is fantastic in this role. He is incredibly intense, being able to capture the seriousness of his detective work balanced with the emotions of his unfortunate tragedies in life. A performance of this caliber is expected of Bale, but what was a surprise is the standout performance of Harry Melling. Melling was whimsical and tad odd with his portrayal of the famous Edgar Allen Poe. He legitimately stole every scene he was, including the ones with Bale. The film was quite long and drawn out. The beginning act did fine as the audience is still learning the world and the crimes committed. But after that wears off it begins to drag going into a climatic third act. A lot of this bloat could have been cut down to create a better viewing experience. That being said, I did enjoy the story of this film. It was engaging and had some twists that I think worked pretty well, although the ending did leave me with a few questions. Score: 61% Verdict: Decent
