Mediocre story but grippingly scary

Rating: 8/10 (15 February 2012)

The Woman In Black is a visually stylish and authentic ghost story with a haunting atmosphere and a solid acting that is set in the early twentieth century in an isolated British village.
Even though the story as well as the ending of the movie are rather predictable, they are so well designed and acted that this doesn't disturb the entertaining enjoyment of the movie. The movie still has still some very gripping and memorable scenes even if the story itself is not the best one that could have been chosen as a remake.
This movie will definitely put you on the edges of your seats and is nothing for weak-heartened people as it is really scary at some points. It's probably the most intense horror movie since "Insidious". The movie works a lot with light and especially sound effects so you have to watch this in your local cinema to fully enjoy this picture.
In the end, after a rather disappointing second half of the cinematic year 2011, this new year starts in a very satisfying manner with movie highlights such as "The Grey" or "The Woman In Black" that make me look forward to discover a bunch of other movies within the next few weeks.