Revenge without cause

Rating: 3/10 (1 August 2012)

"Revenge without a justifiable cause," that's what pops into my head when I think about the movie, The Woman in Black. Though most post positive reviews, I must be more honest in my critique of this film. I guess to start, I understand how the woman in black came to literally hate her sister & the sisters husband. So haunting them to death; completely understandable. What was unclear however, was the actual reason for why the vengeance was inflicted upon the whole town & visitors to the town. The synopsis on the movie cover speaks of a murder that was covered up "allegedly " by the whole town, which was suppose to explain or justify the actions carried out by our woman in black; but again this "alleged murder"
fails us, if attempting to justify revenge against visitors to the town "whom have nothing to do with what transpired before their visit." Having stated that, well now, for me, the movie becomes illogical because I can't justify, with any stretch of my imagination, as to what poor, poor Mr. Kipps ever did to the woman in black, that explains how he was treated. Was this movie interesting? Absolutely! Was it scary? Heck yeah! Does it make sense, or does the plot hold? Nope. Because, outside of Mr. Kipps hearing what sounds like an accident when in the smog outside El Marsh house, nor during Mr Kipps reading of the letters & birthday cards, do we ever receive any insight of the so called "murder that's covered up." Being angry & murdering everyone for something that 2 relatives did to you, is illogical. Bottom line here, the covered up alleged murder needed to be addressed. Thinking my family killed my child and punishing the whole world for it; Really? I don't think the ends justified the means.