Nice concept, but disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (23 August 2018)

This movie had a lot of good bits that made up an unsatisfying whole. I enjoyed the first 20 minutes - it had a nice atmosphere and got me excited to find out what the story was going to slowly build up to. Unfortunately, I didn't think it built up to anything worthwhile. When the witch does appear, it's predictable and uninteresting. The drama within the family was a bit more interesting, but it didn't really go anywhere either. The parts that were supposed to be scary I thought were just sad. It is a nice look into the lives of these people and this time period but I don't think it should have been classified as a horror movie. The fact that I couldn't understand 50% of what they were saying didn't help either.