(3.5 / 5)
Simultaneously cosy and uneasy.
My Cousin Rachel may well be the perfect film to watch on a rainy afternoon. In typical British-period-drama style it is beautifully shot and has great attention to detail. Adapted from a novel by Daphne Du Maurier (Rebecca, The Birds), you can expect an equally suspenseful and bleak story.
Phillip (Sam Claflin) suspects foul play when his beloved cousin Ambrose dies abroad after marrying another of his cousins, Rachel (Rachel Weisz). Iain Glen (aka Jorah Mormont from Game of Thrones) also stars as Phillip’s concerned godfather.
The plot does wind enough to keep you captivated and intrigued, but as with Du Maurier’s other stories, it’s more about the journey than the ending itself. Without giving too much away; I was anticipating a more satisfying ending than I got, but I was most certainly entertained regardless.
My Cousin Rachel premieres in Sweden on 25 August.
Categorised in: Drama, Epic/Historical, Film, Romance, Thriller