"What did they see?" A review on The Woman In Black:

Rating: 8/10 (7 February 2012)

ACTORS: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Sophie Stuckey, and Liz White.
PLOT: A widowed lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) is assigned to handle the affairs of an old estate, unaware of the dangers it has to offer, and the vengeful curse it has on whomever lays eyes on the woman in black.
ACTING: Startling and intense. Difficult to see Radcliffe play a character outside of the Harry Potter world, but manages to subdue our urge for him to lash out an "expecto patronum" spell.
SCRIPT/PREMISE: Loosely based on the novel by Susan Hill (from my knowledge). Original concept, but somewhat of another familiar ghost story in vain of "The Ring" and "The Haunting" (only set in the early part of the 20th century).
TONE: Dark, a mood piece getting its uneasiness from its gloomy atmosphere, haunting imagery, unnerving silences and frightening moments of ghostly encounters and "cheap" scares. Achieves a great deal of eeriness without the use of instrumentals a rarety nowadays.
PROS: Scary and eerie. Intriguing and mysterious. Terrifying visuals. A good length. One of the better ghost movies to have been made.
CONS: Some may not enjoy the amount of silence in this film. A mood piece not all will appreciate. Too many close ups of "the woman in black" risks making the film lose its edge. Some "cheap" scares.
VERDICT: I personally enjoyed the film, it was mostly refreshing for its genre, and haunting. If you like ghost stories or are into mood pieces, see this film. Otherwise you may not appreciate it.