Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The Woman In Black


      I hate scary movies! Why am I watching this? By the end of this movie that is exactly what I was thinking! The Woman in Black (2012) is a pretty good thriller. If you like thrillers. It’s Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, Rear Window, The Birds, Vertigo) scary, very intense and creepy.  It isn’t Wes Craven (The Hill’s Have Eyes, Swamp Thing, Nightmare on Elm Street, New Nightmare) scary at all. So don't expect that.  

      Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter, December Boys, My Boy Jack) plays a young, grieving lawyer named Arthur Kipps. His wife died during childbirth and he is now raising his four year old son on his own. I think Daniel really enjoyed this role. He did a wonderful job. He did this movie after he had been on Broadway. He starred in Equus, on Broadway. It was a very challenging role for him and from the buzz I hear, he did great. He really rose to the challenge.  I think it helped him grow as an actor and give him some separation from the Harry Potter saga.

      The Woman In Black is a very interesting story. It’s a very quiet movie, not a whole lot of dialog and what is spoken is quiet, and hushed. It does have a wonderful score that adds to the movie beautifully. The cast is quite small as well.  It is mostly up to Daniel to carry the movie. Roger Allam (V for Vendetta, The Queen, The Iron Lady) plays Mr. Bently. He works with Arthur temporarily while Arthur is in this strange little village. I really liked his character and what he added to the movie. I can’t leave out Liz White (Life on Mars, Vera Drake, Wild Bill) She plays the Woman in Black.  I am not sure if she does her own screaming in the movie or if that was taken from else where, but the screams are great. Very spin chilling.

      While I am not a fan of scary movies, I do like the intense situations at times. I like to be a little scared, and if I am going to be scared, I prefer the unseen. That is so much scary than a monster, or chain saw man. The fear of the unknown is a powerful thing.

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