"The Woman in Black," a quintessential British horror movie, was released Friday. It ranked number two in the box office polls this weekend, behind "Chronicle," earning $21 million.
Being an avid Harry Potter fan, I will say it is difficult at first to see Daniel Radcliffe as anything but Harry. There is a scene early on in the film, when Radcliffe is looking at a newspaper on the train; I expected the pictures to move, but to my disappointment, they did not.
As the movie continues, however, you get so wrapped up in the storyline of "The Woman in Black" that you forget about Harry.
Radcliffe plays a lawyer, who is a single father of a four-year-old. He is sent to a small town outside London to examine paperwork on property to be put up for sale. This, of course, is the haunted house.
The small town had been plagued by the ghostly woman wearing a black veil for years before Radcliffe's arrival. He soon learns through his experiences in the house that the woman provoked young children to commit suicide in order to avenge the death of her own son. There is an interesting plot twist at the end of the movie – you will definitely be surprised.
The movie holds your interest the whole time, because unlike a lot of other horror movies, the plot is very interesting. It keeps you guessing all the way to the end.
Based on Radcliffe's performance in this movie, I would expect to see many more from him in the future. He really proved he can branch out from being the Harry Potter child-actor that we all know and love.
The movie was, overall, very good. I was definitely scared, so I would not suggest going alone!
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