34. 1921; movie review

1921
Cert 15
142 mins
BBFC advice: Contains  strong supernatural threat, injury detail, violence

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It really should be the mantra of all movie directors that the devil is in the detail. 
Even fantasy films should not be undermined by the type of basic flaws which punctuate Vikram Bhatt's 1921.
By setting his movie in England nearly 100 years ago, Bhatt and his team needed to nail the backdrop.
They didn't. Ok, they set their picture in a stately home which would have been around in 1921 but that and a few vintage cars are not enough to convince audiences they have been transported back in time.
The most glaring errors surround what people are seen to be wearing. Most of the women in shot seemed to be dressed uncannily like those in 2018 - I even spotted a mini skirt. 
Sure, the 20s were roaring but a flash of knee would have caused ripples back then.
Then there is the film's obsession with candles. Electricity was first in public use in the UK in 1881 - by 2021 there were more than 480 authorised suppliers in the UK. 
Anyone who had spent two minutes on Google could have discovered this (I just did).
Meanwhile,  had to stifle a giggle at the use of stately homes for just about every scene. Were colleges and hospitals as well as student lodgings really all in stately homes in the 1920s or had the set budget run out?
The thrust of Bhatt's team surrounds a haunted mansion being looked after by an Indian musician (Karan Kundrra) in return for patronage.
He enlists the help of a nearby student (Zarine Khan) who just happens to be able to detect or see spirits.
Inevitably, romance blossoms as things go bump in the night.
Frankly, the so-called scares during 1921 are laughable (the two young women among the audience of four certainly giggled rather than screamed at the key moments).
Meanwhile, I am still coming to terms with its makers' laziness.
Surely, it is a matter of personal pride that movie's should be researched better than this and not just rely on cliched scares.
Or perhaps their heads were turned by securing an English stately home as a backdrop...

Reasons to watch: if you feel the need for cheap horror
Reasons to avoid: its startling continuity gaffes

Laughs: none from me
Jumps: two
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 3.5/10




Director quote - Vikram Bhatt: "The point is to just not scare but to make the audience feel for the characters and to want them protected. '1921' is a film that goes beyond the genre."

The big question: - Was every British building really a stately home in the 1920s?




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