Not a horror film, nor much at all.

Rating: 2/10 (18 February 2016)

The Witch presents the audience with some interesting dialogue, an enjoyable setting and a couple very good characters. This unfortunately ends the positives for this film. The Witch is not a horror film, and perhaps that is more the fault of the marketing rather than the film, it is a period piece with a couple of weird scenes in it where nothing frightening happens except perhaps one jump scare. No build, no tension, a single jump scare and credits.
The score for this film is a tad offensive, it's the same exact score other B level horror films blast so loud you have to cringe a bit, followed by nothingness. Basic dialogue taking place in a pretty setting, then when you believe the film might be starting it is over and you're wondering where the hell the film from the trailers was, or where the "horror" aspect was hiding. The biggest flaw of this film is that no story is told, it's a couple of scenes strung together that don't build to anything, and in the end there is nothing of interest. No scares, no story, no narrative, a couple pretty shots of the wilderness and a goat.
If you really like old accents and monologues in dark rooms, this is for you. If you want a story, anything frightening or tense, or something you haven't seen before, this one isn't it.