Appalling!

Rating: 1/10 (31 March 2014)

I was expecting a chilling Gothic thriller, but instead i was left very disappointed. The story is nothing like the book. Firstly, the story is actually told by Kipps as an autobiographical account of his time in Crythin Gifford and should open with Kipps recounting the tale to his grandchildren many years later. Secondly the ending is completely wrong! After he finishes his assignment, Kipps leaves for London where he marries Stella and they have a child. They then visit the park where the WIB appears and causes the Pony and Trap they are in to crash, killing the child and fatality wounding Stella. Moreover, Kipps' first meeting with the WIB is at Alice Drablow's funeral where he sees her sitting and attempts to talk to her, noting that she looks very ill.
Aside from the scripting flaws, the acting in the film was wooden at best. Radcliffe was clearly out of his depth and showed very little emotion throughout. He is meant to become more and more terrified as the film goes on, yet he simply doesn't.