Voice from the Stone attempts a gothic atmospheric supernatural tale, but fails to engage spectacularly. The setting of 1950's Tuscany offers a slight scenic diversion from most horror, but the majority of the movie takes place in drearily lit rooms. The only thing this film really has going for it is the location and Emilla Clarke's eyebrows. Clarke's eyebrows have taken acting lessons ignored by the rest of her body as they express the full gamut of an emotional response the rest of her performance lacks. She wavers between three modes in this movie: Haughty sternness, shiny-eyed uncertainty, and vulnerable; pretty much exhausting her acting capabilities. The direction is decent, creating atmospheric shots of gloomy corridors and flickering candlelight, but the movie itself is dull and boring beyond reason. While the twist at the end of the movie is telegraphed from the opening scene, but there are leaps in logic and holes in the narrative so extreme it could be argued parts of the script were never delivered before filming. Avoid, except as an object lesson.

D