Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears Review

Warning: Contains Spoilers!


Today I had the pleasure of attending a preview of Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears. From the get go the movie was an action filled adventure set against stunning back drops that saw our heroine sleuth in a series of stunning yet highly impractical outfits.

The adventure begins when Phryne frees a young Bedouin girl, Shirin Abbas from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem. The pair escape the city in a high speed chase that culminates in them jumping onto a train to escape.

Safely back in London at the home of Phryne's cousin Lord Lofthouse, Phryne promises to get to the bottom of a decade old mystery and find the truth behind the slaughter and suspicious disappearance of Shirin's forgotten tribe. As even Shirin's Uncle, Sheikh Kahlil Abbas does not believe her tale of her tribes slaughter and her escape.

Phryne begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient curses and family secrets.

Essie Davies puts in an immaculate performance as the lady detective and Rupert Penry-Jones is the epitome of an English gentleman as Phryne's cousin Jonathon Lofthouse.

With its ancient artifacts, curses, tattoos that double as maps the movie has the fun and frivolous feel of a classic adventure tale. However there are certain elements that come off as somewhat corny including some cliche dialogue that fans of the series will probably enjoy.  The movie has a budget feel of a Saturday matinee with Melbourne's Rippon Lea Estate doubling as a London Manor house and some of the backdrops blurred to avoid costly CGI.

Whilst fans of the series will no doubt love the movie this Phryne fan was left a little underwhelmed by this somewhat insipid offering and would love to see a bigger budget, more polished production. I did not dislike the film but it definitely had more of the feel of an extended episode than a feature length film. Perhaps after all the anticipation of the movies release I had set my expectations a little too high as I found the movie pleasant but it failed to wow me.

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears is out on general release tomorrow! 

2 comments:

  1. Hi Emma,

    I love your blog posts!

    I represent ASX, the company which released ATO - Nothing But Diamonds from the Miss Fisher & Crypt of Tears!

    I would love to speak with you via email, what is the best way to contact you?

    Kind regards

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    1. I realise this post is a year old but if still interested my email is: emma.powick@yahoo.com.au

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