The Woman in Black
I decided to take myself out of my comfort zone with the movie from Susan Hill’s 1983 novel, The Woman in Black.
This show is a big departure for Daniel Radcliffe, who, in 2001, beat out hundreds of eager youth to play the most famous wizard, Harry Potter.
This thriller sees Radcliffe, as widowed lawyer Arthur Kipps, father to a young son, leave his home to clear up the affairs of a woman who lived in a remote house in a desolate part of Britain sometime in the late 1800s.
James Watkins directs this creepy suspense movie which offers chilling scenes and downright scary moments.
From the very first minute to the very end, it’s a ghostly edge-of-your seat ride, as Kipps befriends Mr. Daily played by Ciaran Hinds (recently of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) and together they try to right a terrible wrong,
But here are my top 10 tips for when you find yourself in a haunted, remote, creepy, old house cut off from the world.
10) If you’re going to spend the night, bring pyjamas
9) Make sure you know when the tide comes in
8) If you think there are ghosts, don’t go outside and leave the door unlocked
7) Don’t try to redecorate the place, no one likes that
6) Take a flashlight
5) Don’t open locked doors
4) Bring a pillow
3) If things go quiet, it’s not a good sign
2) Don’t go near anything that looks like a crypt
And, the No. 1 tip: Don’t go into the house at all!
Don’t take the kids to this one, unless you want to be woken up from a sound sleep every night for the next couple of weeks.
The best lines are the ones the audience screams during the movie…
I give this three and a half chilling reels—it’s not bad at all, but I’m happy to be back in my comfort zone, it’s much less scary here.
