The Witch - review: Psychological, I like. Supernatural, I don't care

Rating: 5/10 (25 February 2016)

Positives:
1. The music is great (builds tension)
2. The atmosphere is used to dramatic effect
3. The acting from the entire main family was phenomenal
4. I felt dread while watching this movie
5. The tone and pace of this movie keeps you engaged with the family
Negatives:
1. I couldn't understand what the family was saying half of the time
2. When people died, I didn't really care
3. This movie is not scary (I only felt tension when the music kicked in) (Please stop promoting this as a horror movie) (This is clearly a period piece about a fu*ked up family)
4. This movie should have been just a straight and narrow psychological feast without all of the supernatural fluff
5. The ending to this movie is very bad, so I don't give a fu*k about this movie
Overall, this movie had some amazing things going for it, but it just wasn't that engaging for me. I didn't care who lived or who died in this movie; I was partially bored throughout this movie, I just didn't really care.
Final Grade: C