The Woman in Black Reviews

Movie Reviews

• the real problem with The Woman in Black is that it contains only one rather small plot twist

  by David Hiltbrand [Philadelphia Inquirer ]

• the final reveal is treacly and sentimental, but will probably go down well with viewers inclined toward spiritualist claptrap

  by Leslie Felperin [Variety ]

• the film's palpable sense of dread comes as much from the eerie atmosphere as from its effectively unexpected moments of shock

  by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News ]

• scary, funny and genuinely jolting

  by Charlotte O'Sullivan [This is London ]

• pushes all the right scary-movie buttons while creating a marvelously creepy atmosphere

  by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]

• one or two moments of genuinely unsettling horror fail to keep this 95-minute ghost story alive and moving

  by Kathleen Murphy [MSN Movies ]

• it's a haunted-house shocker where the frights are foremost, especially the jumpy kind, and acting is almost beside the point

  by Peter Howell [Toronto Star ]

• isn't especially scary, but it keeps you on edge, and without the usual vivisectionist imagery

  by Manohla Dargis [New York Times ]

• familiar material enjoyably, efficiently eerie

  by Matt Glasby [Total Film ]

• dramatically bland ghost story

  Review rate : C- by Matt Patches [Hollywood.Com ]

• displays a higher regard for the material makeup of gruesome-looking Victorian dolls than it does for the psychological turmoil of its characters

  Review rate : D by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine ]

• disappointingly, the opening 30 minutes play out like an American Werewolf in London-style parody

  Review rate : C by Tim Evans [Sky Movies ]

• delivering gothic horror thrills pure and simple

  by Mark Adams [Screen International ]

• a very spooky movie

  by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel ]
• Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]

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