The Pale Blue Eye
dir. Scott Cooper
62
8 sourcesSynopsis
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
Critics consensus
The Pale Blue Eye lacks its source material's piercing gaze, but this well-cast mystery is just intriguing enough to investigate.
Audience consensus
The story has some soft spots, but The Pale Blue Eye mostly makes up for them with creepy atmosphere and some really impressive performances.
Directed byScott Cooper
StarringChristian Bale, Harry Melling, Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall
Written byScott Cooper
CinematographyMasanobu Takayanagi
EditingDylan Tichenor
MusicHoward Shore
The Pale Blue Eye
2022 · R · 2h 8m
Thriller, Crime, Horror
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
Our Verdict
62
Critics Consensus
The Pale Blue Eye lacks its source material's piercing gaze, but this well-cast mystery is just intriguing enough to investigate.
Audience Consensus
The story has some soft spots, but The Pale Blue Eye mostly makes up for them with creepy atmosphere and some really impressive performances.
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