![]() ![]() ![]() Propelling it forward is Watkins' (Eden Lake) excellent sense of mood and crafting of palpable unease. However, great period ghost story films are in short supply, and Watkins' film most assuredly is a great entry in the sub-genre. So clearly The Woman in Black is not a fresh arrival to the horror splinter where the ghost story resides. More presently, the film has kindred links to the likes of The Orphanage, The Others and The Changeling, while the vengeful spirit acting out of Eel Marsh House is pumped by J-Horror like blood and Darkness Falls' Wraith bitch nastiness. For this positively oozes old fashioned values, harking back to all those wonderful spookers set around a creepy village that featured an even creepier castle or mansion at its core. It's fitting that that bastion of British horror, Hammer Studios, should be behind this delightful period ghost story. When he arrives he finds that the memory of Drablow, and her remote house of Eel Marsh, holds the village in a grip of fear, particularly those who have children. Plot has Radcliffe as young London solicitor Arthur Kipps, who is sent to the North East village of Crythin Gifford to clear up the affairs of deceased woman Mrs. Music is scored by Marco Beltrami and cinematography by Tim Maurice-Jones. ![]() It stars Daniel Radcliffe, CiarĂ¡n Hinds and Janet McTeer. The Woman in Black is directed by James Watkins and adapted to screenplay by Jane Goldman from Susan Hill's novel of the same name. So use your judgement and consider if this is the right film for them. Of course, this isn't the scariest film ever made (For me, the Conjuring was scarier than this) but it does has some very disturbing and scary moments which could terrify some younger kids. Whatever you do, please consider what scares your kids. Overall, I will say this is an alright horror if you want a typical haunted house story. I will say even though I did find it scary, at times the jumpscares were a tad predictable and it made me groan after my initial shock of what I just watched. Indeed, the majority of the scares are based inside the house and the use of jumpscares and the macabre house design keeps you on the edge of your seat. Surprisingly this is produced by Hammer Horror films so it does have some gory moments (including a kid who coughs up blood and one who later sets herself on fire because of the control the Woman in Black has over her). Whilst at first you may think it is scary, it is a fine film with some fine acting mainly lead by Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps. However, I saw the stage play by Stephen Mallatratt years ago and re-watched this film again to remind me of this story. I will be honest, I hate watching horror so this would be the last thing I would watch. ![]()
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