6/10
This was another featured torrent I downloaded years ago but never watched. It's a British film from 1947. Set a hundred years prior, the story concerns a teenaged girl, Caroline, who inherits a massive fortune upon her father's death. Before he died, her father reconciled with his estranged brother Silas. Silas had been living in exile due to a murder accusation and despite warnings from others, both Caroline and her father accept him as virtuous and are thrilled to have him in their lives. Just before he dies, her father finds out that Silas and Caroline's bizarre governness are in league and possibly after his fortune. His will states that Caroline is to live with Silas after he passes away and upon making this discovery he gets out the will, gets set to change it - and croaks.
If the film is notable for anything, it's for the insane overacting courtesy Silas and the governness. Caroline, by contrast, is superbly restrained, although it's hard to take pity on her character for being dumb as a post when it's made clear from the get-go that there's something shady about Silas. It's only a little over 100 minutes long but it feels like much more of a drag, possibly due to contorting itself to tell what turns out to be pretty standard fare. A weird one, but not really worth the time.
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