Film Review: The Woman in Black
Share This Article:
For years, The Woman In Black has been terrorising theatre-goers at London’s West End. Now, the rest of the world will have a chance to experience the horrors of The Woman In Black for themselves as the film version, starring our favourite boy wizard, Daniel Radcliffe, hits cinemas next Friday.
Based on Susan Hill’s novel, The Woman In Black tells the tale of a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), leaving his young son in London as he set off for the far-flung village of Crythin Gifford to sort out paperwork for the recently deceased Alice Drablow.
The film is set in the early 20th century and it doesn't take long for Kipps to discover a sinister secret after spending some time at Drablow’s godforsaken Eel Marsh estate sifting through paperwork. As the title might suggest, the village is haunted by a vengeful woman ghost; in black no less. His appearance brought about a series of unfortunate events resulting in all the villagers wanting him gone, except for Sam Daily (Ciarán Hinds) and his wife (Janet McTeer).
While this 95-minute James Watkins (Eden Lake) film isn’t exactly ground-breaking, it does fit the bill for a satisfying horror film. The tormented screams, eerie looking dolls and wind-up toys, colourless faces in the window and not forgetting, the woman in black herself, are all ingredients to a perfect horror film.

- Article continues below...
- More stories you may like...
- Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron star as unlikely couple in 'The Long Shot' trailer
- 6 films which prove that Jim Jarmusch is one of the greatest filmmakers of our time
- Second Act review- outstanding cast, disappointing story
You might also like...
People who read this also read...
TRENDING
TRENDING CHANNELS
CONTRIBUTOR OF THE MONTH