Crimson Peak: 8 Reasons 2015's Biggest "Horror" Is A Massive Disappointment

7. The Plotting Is Incredibly Predictable

It may not be immediately obvious, but describing Crimson Peak not as a horror, but a "love story" is actually giving away the emotive conclusion of the whole thing. Although that is really just a crack in the door compared to the massive hole in the ceiling of the director giving away the movie's ending in incredibly obvious manner. Early on Edith is described by another rich American family as Jane Austen due to her dying a spinster, but she would rather be compared to Mary Shelley as "she died a widow". Tom Hiddleston's character's doomed before he's even appeared on screen. And that's just the start; the introduction of each key participant lays out their future in a similar way, and several key MacGuffins are alluded to in the most wink-wink nudge-nudge way. It's all very cheesy and while sometimes it's subverted (Edith's father isn't killed by the constantly-shown razor), it all strikes a very odd tone. On top of this forced dialogue elements, there's also some very obvious exposition scenes, which endlessly repeat plot points and drop faux-foreshadowing that defy any descriptions of this being a "grown-up" film.