We Have Always Lived in the Castle

This movie is set in a specific time yet not in a specific time at all-it appears to be around World War II, shortly before it, during it, or just after it.

The movie tells the story of two cousins, Mary Catherine Blackwood (nicknamed "Merricat) and Constance Blackwood who live in the home, along with their uncle Julian. They live apart from the rest of the town in their mansion on the outskirts of town. They live in isolation, completely apart from everyone else.

The family has always been a pariah for the entire town; the residents fear the Blackwoods and call them witches. You see, Merricat's parents met an untimely end in the home, which the town folk suspect was murder.

The house is frozen in time since the deaths. Daily life continues ad nausea, with only Merricat's weekly trip to the general store in town for groceries to break up the week.

Life continues on for Merricat, Constance, and Julian, who are trying to rebuild their lives after the deaths. Every day is the same as the last, until their long lost cousin Charles returns to the Blackwood home, in an endeavor to obtain the inheritance from the recent deaths.

The movie feels like a horror movie or ghost story, like "The Others" or "The Haunting", and removed from time like "Edward Scissorhands."

This was one of the most boring movies I've watched in months. As I watched all of it, and didn't turn it off 30 minutes in, which I should have done, I am writing this review. Do yourself a favor and skip this movie on the Netflix menu.

Now streaming, 1 star.