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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The woman in Black (2012, James Watkins)

When Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe)  was summoned to deal with the estate of a woman deceased years ago, he seized the opportunity to prove he is a confirmed lawyer. But when he got there, what he saw was  suspicious  inhabitants and a vengeful spectre who kills children.
The woman in Black revives the traditional horror genre: the decor, the make-ups, the visual effects, the music, a story that stands, everything is there. Seeing it makes me feel like reading the book it is based on. At some point, the main character reminds me of Bram Stoker’s Jonathan Harker when he was to do business with a mysterious gentleman from Transylvania.
Daniel Radcliffe and Ciaran Hinds in The Woman in Black
DANIEL RADCLIFFE
Though a bit young to play a father in my opinion, Daniel did a decent job in this. Question is how long does he need to get rid of his longtime Harry Potter tag.        


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