SummaryWest Point, 1830. A world-weary detective (Christian Bale) is hired to discreetly investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case — a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling).
Directed By:Scott Cooper
Written By:Scott Cooper, Louis Bayard
The Pale Blue Eye
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Mixed or Average
56
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Generally Favorable
6.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
43% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
55% Mixed
22 Reviews
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3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Dec 22, 2022
83
It may be Cooper’s best historical film, and perhaps that’s because there’s a distinct melancholy to it that is etched into the bones of Virginia’s finest—just like Poe.
Jan 2, 2023
75
It’s only after the supposedly central mystery is solved that The Pale Blue Eye fully commits to its actual business, serving up in full a tale of loss and wrong-headed resolution. Bale’s characterization, subtle and slightly enigmatic throughout, here blooms. And eventually sears.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.4
49% Positive
63 Ratings
63 Ratings
42% Mixed
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
9% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
Jan 30, 2023
10
interesante adaptación sin guevonadas progres, respetando la época recordando
Jan 15, 2023
10
The Pale Of Blue Eye is one of the most clever and intriguing Mystery Thriller film i've ever watch, an unpredictable twist after twist that are so smart and quite shocking, an incredible build up from the beginning to the end fills with the obvious great performance by Christian Bale but the one that for me stood out the most is Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe, his performance deserve an oscar nomination for best supporting actor because his performance amazed me everytime he is on screen, and what a story again man!, it's a very engaging, intense, clever, and exciting mystery story, so well written, The Pale Of Blue Eye could've been in my honorable mention of 2022 if it's release earlier but as it is i think it's one of the best Mystery Thriller films i've ever seen, it's entertaining to watch, it's so clever and it's engaging, it's so good, and not to mention the rest of the supporting cast also from Toby Jones and Lucy Boynton, they were all fantastic, i highly recommended The Pale Of Blue Eye.
Jan 2, 2023
70
Like a fire made with mildly damp kindling, The Pale Blue Eye—adapted from Louis Bayard’s 2003 novel of the same name—takes a while to get going. Maybe, in truth, it never really does get going. But the story’s stately pace is part of the attraction, and perhaps key to its pleasurably somber tone.
Dec 22, 2022
60
As things turn out, this case turns on a rather ridiculous coincidence: but never mind, it’s an entertaining piece of counter-factual noir.
Jan 6, 2023
50
Christian Bale tries to solve a murder at West Point, circa 1830, with the help of young cadet Edgar Allen Poe (Harry Melling). But what should be a gothic mesmerizer ends up a dreary exercise to doom and gloom that’s an endurance test for audiences.
Dec 22, 2022
50
This is a case of one movie with two endings, and neither of them totally satisfy.
Dec 22, 2022
38
The film often feels like one of the corpses in its story: cold, lifeless, and without a heart.
Jan 10, 2023
10
Brilliant script, impeccably acted, directed in a manner that brings early 1800's to life. Thoroughly engrossing and entertaining.
Feb 10, 2023
6
It had a well thought out story. I, myself, couldn't relate to the characters very well. The ending was beautiful.
Feb 3, 2023
6
Not bad, but it gets boring.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Feb 1, 2023
3
Bale and Melling try their hardest to carry a mediocre mystery that makes Poe feel like a needless afterthought rather than a central and vital part of the film. This one would have been better off just changing the character.
Jan 25, 2023
3
O talento de Cristhian Bale é incontestável, o cara manda bem em vários papéis diferentes, e aqui encarna uma espécie de detetive para tentar resolver um crime numa escola acadêmica masculina cristã: um dos garotos foi encontrado enforcado.
Em termos de atuação e reconstrução da época, tudo está ok. Mas as locações, a câmera, o enquadramento, é tudo a mesma coisa. Chega a parecer um documentário. É muito falado, expositivo, e só não fica pior porque tem poucos personagens, é uma história extremamente simples de se narrar, e mesmo assim não houve um esforço para sair da mesmice. Fica, em certas **** tedioso.
Ao se aproximar das soluções, o roteiro mistura uma série de temas, como doenças, bruxarias, rituais, e ainda de quebra salta um plot twist pra tentar salvar a lambança. Eu realmente espero que o livro ao qual o filme se basea seja melhor, porque cinematograficamente ficou uma bagunça.
Production Company:
- Cross Creek Pictures
- Le Grisbi Productions
- Streamline Global Group
Release Date:Dec 23, 2022
Duration:2 h 8 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Every Heart Tells a Tale
Awards
Yoga Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Visual Effects Society Awards
• 1 Nomination
Bram Stoker Awards
• 1 Nomination
