DANIEL RADCLIFFE stars in ‘The Woman in Black.”
By Monica Dekany
Western Sun staff writer
Daniel Radcliffe has graduated to serious actor with his first feature film since the end of the beloved “Harry Potter” series.
In “The Woman In Black,” a ghost of a woman terrorizes a rural town by convincing the local children to kill themselves.
Young lawyer and widower Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe) is forced to accept a job finalizing the sale of an estate, surrounded by an eerie marsh, and as he sorts through the mountains of paperwork, he stumbles across the story of a woman who hung herself in the house after the death of her son.
Upon learning more about her, he begins to see a strange woman dressed all in black, right after a child in town dies.
This film is a great period piece with the costumes adding to the dreary scene that is set by the landscape.
The lack of a musical score adds to the suspense and makes the “gotcha!” moments that much more intense. “The Woman In Black” offers thrills when you least expect it, and leaves you walking away in awe.
Visually it was appealing, but more of a back-story, to explain the history of the house and town, would have helped the viewer to become more invested in the story and its characters. Radcliffe has done well in his debut film after hies ‘Potter’ legacy, which only makes us curious as to what role he will play next.
