One of the most explicit movies shot by James Watkin is “The Woman In Black”. This horror movie tells the story of a young widowed laywer who travels to a remote village with his son where the ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals and takes revenge on little kids. Throughout the film, the plot develops around Arthur Kipps, Jennet Humfrye (The woman in black), Sam and Elizabeth Daily’s (The local landlords). A good horror flick needs good scares and panics, and The Woman in Black does a terrific job on that. James Watkins based the film on Susan Hills novel of the same name. The literary source of the film is rather exciting and intriguing, and the film can be basically given the same affirmative assessment.
According to the screenplay, Arthur Kipps portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe is a recently widowed young lawyer who is deeply grieving the loss of his wife. Arthur moves into a mansion Called “Eel Marsh” located in a remote village with his son to put a deceased client’s affairs in order. Shortly after his arrival to the village, he figures out that the villagers are hiding a dreadful secret. Kipps later discovers that his late client's house is haunted by the spirit of a woman who is trying to find something she lost, and that no one, not even children are safe from her terrible
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The acting was pretty decent considering half of the film revolves around Daniel Radcliffe wandering around the haunted house. The lengthy sequences are fine examples of how to build a sense of tension amongst the audience by usage of special effects and CGI. Overall the film does fall off of its heels in few dull scenes but it’s still great to watch with a solid plot line. I thoroughly enjoyed this old-fashioned spooky ghost tale, though the acting could’ve been better by other actors besides Daniel