Gerald's Game (2017)

Genre: Horror

Directed by: Mike Flanagan

Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood

Running time: 103 minutes

Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, this film is the story of Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, a couple which have been together for many years. They travel to an isolated lake house in Alabama for a romantic getaway, with the hope of repairing their strained relationship. Soon after arrival, they move on to the bedroom, where Gerald handcuffs his wife to the bed after taking a Viagra tablet. But, things don’t go quite as planned.

Carla Gugino offers a career-defining performance as Jessie Burlingame, a woman with many burdening secrets buried inside her. Bruce Greenwood is also very solid as Gerald, and not only because of the Viagra.

Gerald’s Game is a really good psychological horror movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat, wondering what is real and what is just the fruit of the captive woman’s distressed mind. When good filmmaking is paired with solid acting, it makes an entertaining flick. The story got a little weird for me in a few twists and turns, towards the end, but I still give it high praises.

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