woman in black reviews

Woman in black (positive review)

From the starring role played by the always relevant Daniel Radcliffe to the behind the scenes work done, the woman in black is a true masterclass. Taken from the 1983 book written by Susan Hill. The women in black embodies the foundation needed for a truly frightening horror movie as it entices the appetite of the viewers by introducing them to the world of supernatural beings and ghostly figures. The plot of the film is a rather classic horror story: Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer and widowed father from London (Daniel Radcliffe), is sent to a little town where nobody, apart from one family, will accept him. On the contrary, the villagers try hard to get rid of him. Arthur Kipps has to sort out the documents of Mrs. Drablow who has just passed away. She lived in a house that is cut off from the mainland when there is high tide. On this little island nothing seems to be normal: Arthur soon discovers what happened to the family a long time ago. At first, the protagonist does not want to believe in what is happening to him. In the meantime, children of the village die in a cruel way and everybody blames the arrival of Arthur for it. Eventually, the hero sees what the audience has been suspecting for long time: a pale woman in a black dress is the reason for the death of an uncountable amount of children. This is where the fight against unnatural powers starts. Daniel Radcliffe plays a truly remarkable role allowing himself to show another side to him that no one has seen. Even though it is a stereotypical horror movie plot the woman in black will leave you shaking in your boots.

Woman in black (negative review)

The women in black is truly a huge waste of time, another stereotypical horror movie to add onto the pile of all the other failures. Even though the book that this film is initially based on is one of class and true horror, the motion picture is a shambles compared to it and will leave passionate horror fanatics embarrassed to call this a blockbuster horror movie. James Watkins’ Woman In Black is not a particularly faithful interpretation of the book, at least not in terms of the order of events. It has rearranged and omitted all over the place, though the major elements remain. Consequently I believe that if you would enjoy wasting money, time and a willingness to live then watch the women black.