TOO much suspense can be disappointing...

Rating: 5/10 (11 February 2012)

I give The Woman in Black a 5 out of 10. Watching the trailer and being impressed; I expected a lot from this movie! With an incredibly intriguing beginning, it most definitely gets the audience interested. It leaves a lot of unanswered questions which we are keen to find out in the rest of the movie. A little slow paced than some other movies of the same genre; it takes a while for anything incredibly gripping to take place. There is an incredible amount of suspense which takes place in this movie, maybe...a little TOO much. We see more suspense than action. Suspense is good but not when it turns into the audience actually 'wanting' something to happen. A lot of suspenseful scenes end with an abrupt cut; leaving a slight disappointment. Due to all the scenes not being clearly defined; if not explained to the audience at the end...I'm not sure 50% would get it if we walked into a cinema not having a vague clue about the storyline. The positive? The time period of this movie is definitely felt through the direction, scenery and use of language in the film. The crispness of the sound and the slight cold chill in the cinematography is good - helping us to understand the fear in the characters! As for Radcliffe, it is a little hard to shake off that 'Harry Potter' character he is known for. He does do a OK job, however, cast too young for such a strong character. Some actors can play all sorts of roles and some should maybe just stick to one kind.