An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
No spoilers! If you would like spoilers – check out the Spoiler post
I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the POV of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic.
Today we’re looking at Netflix’s Dreams in The Witch House. The sixth mini-feature of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
Decades after seeing his twin sister’s spirit dragged into purgatory, a man searches for a way to bring her back and comes face to face with a dangerous witch.
Is Cabinet of Curiosities: Dreams in The Witch House (2022) Scary?
No, Dreams in The Witch House leans heavily into the fantasy of fantasy horror. There’s really nothing that will make you jump until the very last scene. Other than that you won’t leave the movie afraid of anything unless you’re planning a trip to purgatory.
All of our Cabinet of Curiosities Explanations/Reviews:
Ep. 1 – The Lot No Spoiler Review
Ep. 2 – Graveyard Rats No Spoiler Review
Ep. 3 – The Autopsy No Spoiler Review
Ep. 4 – The Outside No Spoiler Review
Ep. 5 – Pickman’s Model No Spoiler Review
Ep. 6 – Dreams in The Witch House No Spoiler Review
Ep. 7 – The Viewing No Spoiler Review
Ep. 8 – The Murmuring No Spoiler Review
Review:
Dreams in The Witch House is okay, it’s smack dab in “ehh” territory and not the worst or the best of the Cabinet of Curiosities. The acting is good, the dialogue makes sense, and the story is pretty easy to follow despite it having some plot points that seem to contradict its own rules.
Annoyingly, We’re hit over the head with the theme of the story. By the end, you’ll be saying “yea yea we get it.” It’s also extremely predictable and nothing that happens in the story will surprise you. There’s also a weird plot point that keeps coming up and it feels added just for a specific reveal at the end. Unfortunately that means the payoff doesn’t feel earned
The rat-monkey itself is a weird plot point that feels like it was only added to create the down ending. It doesn’t even follow the rules of the forest. In the end, we learn it was a spirit the whole time but that doesn’t explain how it got out prior to Walter entering the forest. It’s not a big deal but it does feel like the ending was added just to, once again, emphasize the theme.
Overall I recommend giving Dreams in The Witch House a watch but only if you have nothing else to watch.
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