An Aura of Mystery

Rating: Null/10 (28 August 2004)

This is a slow-burn movie, the ingredients are added to the fire a bit at a time (anxiety, romance and mystery) at just the right moment. The stars are splendid in their roles, and you have this evocative feeling of a lost world; of how things used to be in the age of innocence.
I love the photography - at times the camera goes too close - invading your personal space. And that's where the fun begins. The music by James Newton Howard too is excellent, proding the scenes along when it needs to - but not too invasive, and you get enveloped in the atmosphere of the movie but not the music. This is slick film making.
I give a it 7.5 out of 10.