Needless

Rating: 1/10 (19 February 2016)

Torture to watch for its bleakness. I covered my eyes in an early scene. Too much of it is tied to winter. A story about a witch should be sufficient without being tied so closely to "winter's coming." Winter comes annually. Witches mercifully not so much. The young lead actress, Anya Taylor-Joy is terrific. Hopefully a breakout role for her. Actually, all of the young actors are well cast. The 17th century "yeoman farmer" English country dialect is often difficult for an American ear to follow. The movie is a kettle on slow boil. Tough watching a kettle boil. I was not sure where they were going with the ending until they actually went there. Unforgettable.