As tempting as it is to work this film's title into the review, it's probably best that we forfeit that gag lest we dilute the rest of the review with it's cheap, albeit funny, humor. Sometimes it's better forsake the cheap shot so that we can forthrightly and courageously speak the truth, secure in the knowledge that we have given up only a small thing in pursuit of a higher and more noble principle: To see the truth plainly and communicate it so that all may understand.
Keeping this lofty goal in mind, let me state as unambiguously as I possibly can that this movie really really sucked. Penny Dreadful is the kind of movie that happens when you give a horror film fanboy a camera and a budget. The wheel is invented over (Unrest) and over (Dark Ride) again. So if you're into watching a generic psycho torment a nineteen year old girl for 80-odd minutes, this is the film for you. Knock yourself out.
Keeping this lofty goal in mind, let me state as unambiguously as I possibly can that this movie really really sucked. Penny Dreadful is the kind of movie that happens when you give a horror film fanboy a camera and a budget. The wheel is invented over (Unrest) and over (Dark Ride) again. So if you're into watching a generic psycho torment a nineteen year old girl for 80-odd minutes, this is the film for you. Knock yourself out.