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| A Woman In Black |
First things first, it’s a horror movie, no blood, no gore,
not much of zombies either it’s an old fashioned edge of the seat, jumpy,
creepy horror movie. And that’s not a bad thing at all. In fact that’s
brilliant.
The movie starts with the lead character Arthur Kipps
(Daniel) struggling to keep his job as a solicitor and also mourning the death
of his wife who died while giving birth to a boy who is now a cute little 4 year old. Arthur has been
told that if he wants to keep his job, he has to travel to a small village/town
in London to sort out the property matters of a woman who died a month
ago.
The town itself brings in the mystery, the unfriendly
locals(All But One Guy) who are only interested in sending this guy back as
soon as they can, the stares and glares he gets from everyone around, The dying
children and last but not the least, the mansion situated in the middle of
nowhere (literally) gets you to the edge of your seat.
There are hardly any dialogues in the movie, in fact there
is a good 20 minutes stretch where no one speaks anything, however its the
director’s brilliance that keeps the audience interested. It might be the toys coming to life, the creaky
chair, the appearance of woman out of the blue and even something as simple as
the lighting of the candles. Overall the direction and cinematography is
brilliant and the movie keeps you interested right till the last minute.
If you talk about the acting, Daniel has come a long way
from his Harry Potter role. However its not easy to picture the boy wonder as a
widower and the feeling that “any time now, he will take out his wand and cast a
spell to dispel all evil” will stay with you. Having said that, credit has to
be given for his cool and calm performance in this stern role. He has done a good job in playing Arthur
Kipps, he stayed in the character and moves with it as the movie moves along.
Overall, this is a very well made horror movie especially
for the audience who are not really interested in blood/gore. What might put
you off is the climax, it gives you a feeling of incompleteness and dissatisfaction.
Without revealing much, I would say that there will be people who will really
like the ending and there will be people who will really hate the ending and
that will make and break as to how was your overall movie watching experience.
In my opinion, if you are a Horror/Thriller fan, go and
watch the movie. You will like it J
Overall Rating : 3.5/5 Stars
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