"Do you believe in ghosts?"

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2012)

A young lawyer travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.
Nowadays, scary movies are pieces of crap. They rely on overused gore and sex to lure people in, but the one thing they don't provide is scares. People believe that they're in for something great, but they come out disappointed. When I first saw Woman in Black, I was secretly intrigued. Although it looked cliché from the trailer, and even a bit stupid, something there wanted me to see it. After hearing how it was based of a famous play, the expectations grew slightly more. After hearing this and that, the expectations grew even more! You get the point. I finally got to see the film, and guess what! It was great... Woman in Black finally takes thing back. What I mean is, the film doesn't take place in modernized times, which could be good.. or bad. The film perfects the time setting and makes you feel how the people lived way back then. Every time the main character showed up on screen, I instantly started to think of Harry Potter. Not a problem, because Daniel did a great job in the film. He looked a little cheap sometimes, but for his first role is something OTHER than that, I liked it. The film progresses and the chills began. Great news for all, the movie was actually pretty scary! The film relies on tension sometimes, but others the movie can break out and show you something horrifying. They each balance each other out, and I thoroughly felt each one. Especially in one scene, where the main character walks around the house, probably scaring us 10 times in a row. The movie seemed to slow down sometimes, and maybe even got a little stupid, but I was amazed at how good it was. Horror movies are bad sometimes, but thankfully I think this brings back the true, classic horror films. The plot, acting, and tension were all engrossing and I give kudos for the director for finally creating a true horror film. Then the ending... I hated the ending, and maybe that's why the score was dropped by 1, but it was really bad. If you've ever seen Insidious, and that whole one scene where the person goes into astral projection, you'll know what I mean. The movie begins kind of realistic (not really, but you know what I mean) but the ending made it seem like a fantasy horror story. I understood the point, but I think it didn't belong there. Otherwise, I recommend. If your a fan of true Hitchcock films with actually a plot, and no use of gore, then this is your film to see. And yet again, I'll say it! It's pretty damn scary. 8/10.