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Title: Faithful Adaption
Review: This is the most faithful adaption of an H.P. Lovecraft tale that I have ever seen. It is based upon the novella "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward", one of Lovecraft's masterpieces. The film doesn't bring about the sense of dread and horror that Lovecraft easily manages to evoke in hos story, but it is reasonably faithful to the storyline. It is updated to a modern day setting, and some of the more doubtful aspects of Lovecraft's tale are updated (the substituion of a private detective for CDW's uncle, for example). The emphasis on the history of the sorceror who possessed CDW is not emphasised enough, but on the whole a very accurate treatment. Unlike most horror flicks, there is little extra violence or nudity added where the plot does not call for it. A very good film, in my opinion.
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