Underwhelming

Rating: 3/10 (12 January 2019)

Having thought the Witch having potential given the content and overall story. After watching the film, was left dissappointed and somewhat underwlehmed. The film isn't nearly as horror or thrilling as lead to believe, and at times the pacing is very much slow. Quite boring at some parts. Though the set and visuals is well done, the story is quite simple and nothing too bizarre occurs.
With some decent scenes, though the film does get betterafter its mid-way point (around which Caleb- the older brother enocounters a witch then later dies whil being "possessed" and "spirited" surrpunedd by his family).
Much of the dialogue is quite different to understand given the accent and dialect, which is better to watch the film with subtitles on. Assumed there would be more jump scares or thrills but for the most part, the Witch was quite tame.
Besides a few killings (one by their devil black goat named "Black Phillip" and another by its lead Anya Taylor-Joy to her mother- in a casual and predictable manner). A lot of religious undertones are present in the film