Harry Potter and The Woman in Black

Rating: 2/10 (7 March 2012)

What else did I expect, really? The 12a Certificate guaranteed that the auditorium was full of giggly, squealy kids, all taking precious time out from checking their texts to sigh 'Oh my God!' and other suchlike things over 'all-growed-up-Harry-Potter' Daniel Radcliffe.
Not that it spoilt the film much. As has been pointed out, the acting was wooden, the 'jump' bits were all so clichéd that you could see them coming a mile off, the structure was a shambles... and it was boring to boot.
Even the always-interesting Ciaran Hinds was out of place.
The upsides? The cinematography was good, the direction was competent, and the Gothic atmosphere was convincingly created.
It was just a shame that the story and characters weren't a match for them.
2 out of 10