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Release Date: 01 October, 2002 Retail Price: $29.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: |
The Woman in Black Reviews
Can't look
I've never read the novel, so can't judge how well this production comes up to the standard of the author's performance. However, when I first saw it on television several years back, I felt as if I were being drawn deeper and deeper into a black abyss. It is the most frightening fictional movie I've ever seen.
It starts with a seemingly routine estate settlement in a small English village. Arthur Kidd, the unfortunate young man who is sent to handle the task, begins by odd incidents and heresay gossip to understand that he's walked into a very bad situation, but only realizes the magnitude of his danger when it's too late to retreat.
I'm a pretty tough and cynical horror movie fan, but at one point in this drama, I literally covered my face when I first saw it, I was so shocked. Since getting the DVD, I haven't been able to look at that scene.
But being on the lookout for THAT scene, I had forgotten the impact of the scene when Arthur leads Mr. Toovey up to the nursery, and opens the door.
This is not a gore-fest, so it might not pass muster for some horror fans. However, in creating an atmosphere of heaviness, hopelessness, and dark, destructive force, there are few films that even come close to the 'Woman in Black'.
Wish I'd Stuck With the Book
I love the book, read the online reviews, and was in a fever to buy the DVD, figuring it was a safe bet.
The movie needlessly changes/omits so much of what was perfect in the book. I want to find out if the play is closer to the book - if so, I'll make a point to see that!
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