Synopsis

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent.

Official Review

While watching The Woman in Black with a crowd filled with noisy and rude radio contestant winners was one of the worst experiences in my entire life (leave it to me to complain about seeing a movie for free), it did shine a spotlight on the fact that these people liked what they saw. Maybe it was because the star was none other than Harry Potter‘s Daniel Radcliffe, or maybe it was because the average age of the theater was probably 15-years-old, but what was clear is that Woman in Black was frightening to them (one person exclaimed “The Devil Inside!” during the opening jolt, whatever the hell that meant). …Read More