Overall I was disappointed. It's hard to pinpoint exactly where this film goes wrong, but I felt that the run time was too long and there were some moments in the film that came off as awkward comedy that just didn't fit.

Having just watched the movie I may need to give it a second viewing.

The Lighthouse (2019) is about two lighthouse keepers trying to maintain their sanity while living on a remote New England island in the 1890s.

This film reminded me a lot of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). In The Shining, a film also about isolation and madness, one of the most common complaints was that the lead character seems to go insane almost immediately without any build up. I felt that with this film as well. Right from the beginning the characters seem strange. There's no moment in the film where you think, okay this person has finally lost it, because it all seems strange right from the beginning. There's no setup or build up to anything.

Right out of the gate this isn't a movie for everyone. Even if this had met my expectations it wouldn't be the type of film that the average moviegoer would enjoy. Having enjoyed the director's previous film The Witch (2015) and not being your typical moviegoer I still can't recommend this movie.