The Witch (9/10)

Rating: 9/10 (10 July 2016)

The Witch is set in New England during the early European settlement period of America in the 1600's. The dialogue of the film was too written well considering the dialect people spoke back then. At one point the English subtitles had to be turned on just to properly follow some of the things the characters were saying. The characters with the tough script really pulled off this horror film with high emotions and uncertainty of faith, something obviously very important to people back then. The atmosphere of the film was very hopeless right from the get-go creating uneasiness and a somber mood. The film steadily gets better and more disturbing, leaving the viewer mystified to many different aspects of the story-line. The Witch is very much a psychological horror building up to the climax, which had a fantastic pay-off. The ending is very chilling with a couple memorable scenes and bits of dialogue. The Witch, in my opinion, is a highly recommended film and it's also shown by many positive reviews surrounding it.