"The Emperor's New Clothes" of horror films

Rating: 1/10 (22 February 2016)

We saw "The Witch" tonight. I picked it based upon one stellar review after the other...and all I have to say is that they must have confused the terms "Horror" and "Horrible." This was billed as understated and psychological ...DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY. I wasn't expecting an in-your-face horror movie...I like films which get to my mind more than shocking me with visuals...but I DID expect a coherent story line. This film was ridiculous in plot...like a bunch of folk tales all chopped up and then thrown together... and certain scenes were hideously over-acted. I think that the good reviews were based on the fact that the film makers tried to mask this as high-brow, when in actuality the critics don't know what the hell the plot really was, and they just don't want to admit it. It's "The Emperor's New Clothes" of horror films...and one to SURELY be missed!