Splendid sets

Rating: 9/10 (4 February 2012)

Without belaboring the points already made, I must claim that I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Whatever else might be said about the artistry of the movie, one cannot deny that the sets were exquisite. From the dead leaves on the porch to the layers of dust and grime on everything at Eel Marsh house, I fully felt the sense of dilapidation and abandoned isolation which I believe Susan Hill sought to evoke. Far too many haunted houses in films appear to have been "ServiceMastered" the week before. The locations were also superb, the hamlet of Crythin-Gifford did not clash with the mental images I had formed when reading the book