Review: The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh 2012

Most critics seemed to miss the subtle atmospheric brilliance that makes this film so quietly awesome. However, there are those out there who were able to appreciate how good this movie actually is, I guess I’m one of them because I really liked it. “The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh” is a slow burning, supernatural/psychological thriller, that, rather than trying to terrify it’s audience, goes for a more quiet and ominous feeling of unease that I found very effective. 
“The Last Testament of Rosalind Leigh” centers around Leon Leigh (and I mean that literally, he is the only character ever seen on screen), an antiques collector who inherits his mother’s home and all her belongings after her death. Leon and his mother were very much estranged due to her extreme religious beliefs and parental practices during his childhood, still she left him everything she had, and now he has to decide what to do with everything. From the moment he steps into her apartment, the atmosphere leaps out at you! The place is filled with old statues and dolls and knick-knacks, everything seems to have eyes…it feels as though everything is looking and watching.. So Leon walks through the house, forced to remember moments of his childhood he’d rather forget.. and eventually things start to happen and he begins to question his original disbelief in his mother’s religion… Then we are kept guessing as to whether Leon is simply losing his already fragile mind, or whether his mother and her “Angel Cult” were actually right all along. 
I found this movie refreshing and enthralling, I loved the way it took it’s time building suspense, creeping us out, and making us wonder… then towards the end it suddenly starts to pick up speed! (Plus the creature..whatever you want to call it, is CREEPY…seriously I can barely look at my little black cat anymore!) “The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh” is beautiful and poignant, and many will probably miss how wonderfully intricate it is, with everything in the house having meaning. Not to mention this movie contains some very interesting and original scenes — examples: there’s a scene in which Leon appears to be speaking with a very advanced computerized help service regarding an unsettling incident… Leon speaks as though he’s talking to a real person, and the voice on the other end seems to understand him completely, but it’s clearly a computer…it’s interesting and creepy! Or there’s a scene in which Leon answers the door, however the camera stays behind him and we never see who he is talking to…. but we hear every weird, creepy little word! 
I really enjoyed this movie, it’s sad that few people seem to truly appreciate it, but give it a chance, maybe you’ll see what I see..