Why is the rating so low?

I agree with you. People are dumb.

I would say lack of word of mouth. I only just recently heard of the movie from a poster who mentioned it on another board. I plan on seeing it at some point. Same with Byzantium (2012). I learned of it earlier this year, just in time to catch it on Showtime.
























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It's up to 4.9 as I write, a year and a half or so later, and I think it's underrated still. The story suffers from a certain amount of incoherence, but it isn't dependent upon all the characters being idiots (hate that and it's so common in horror/suspense stories), it's gorgeous and wonderfully moody visually, and the acting is mostly pretty good, with the exceptions only of a couple of side characters. I think this ought to be a solid 6. Some of it was very clever, like the bit with the teacher - how he pre-emptively discredited her, as predators often really do.

"Are those cats?" "I assume they're Schrödinger's cats."

I actually love this movie, even though I readily recognize its flaws. Still, I think it manages to be really effective and engaging in spite of them. It does a good job of setting the mood and conveying the melancholic, sometimes even repressed tone of the book. I can see why it would bore others who might be hung up on the plot and pacing (which I admit aren't perfect), but for me the mood and tone are just so perfect that it's a highly enjoyable watch regardless. Much better than the rating suggests.