The Woman in Black

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Steven M @RT67981172 12/01/2024 It’s sad that horror films are not like this anymore. Good character development, a slow burn of a film, and the terrifying moments are just dropped in your lap. See more Farah R @Farah 10/13/2023 An outstanding period drama for a TV production, The Woman in Black is a great film, albeit not a faithful adaptation of Susan Hill's novel. See more DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD 08/18/2023 While certainly of its age, Nigel Kneale's adaptation of The Woman in Black brings director Herbert Wise's use of atmosphere to a great-looking period drama. What makes this film so unnerving is its fearlessness in showing the antagonist in daylight and the lack of reasoning or definitions regarding the ghost's capabilities. Making excellent use of misty tidal islands and a consistently disturbing tone even in moments of calm, The Woman in Black has moments that will freeze your bones rigid amidst a spine-tingling slow pace. Unavailable for decades due to a rights depute, it further cemented its appeal to me as a lost classic with that ending which had my blood run cold. See more Brad P @Bradster69 02/28/2023 Less is more in Herbert Wise and Nigel Kneale's legendary adaptation of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black. A slow atmospheric build yields scares reminiscent of those from the short stories which began the genre but which are rarely successfully adapted to film. See more Thom G @RT30917670 02/15/2023 While horror fans may be disappointed by the meager use of horror thrills, the few creepy moments are successful and even though the main thrill element is repeated over and over, it can still manage to leave the viewer feeling uneasy. More generally, the execution and acting are good. See more 03/22/2022 Stylish and effective gothic chiller, especially considering what I presume must have been a very low budget - some of the British network TV plays from the 70s and 80s really are quite astounding. Quite a few interesting bits of subtext - world war 1s lost generation, the failure of the state to care for veterans, anti-gypsy prejudice, the list goes on See more Read all reviews

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