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| Year of first release: 2012 | |
| Director: James Watkins (Eden Lake) | |
| Actors: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Ciarán Hinds (Munich) | |
| Country: GB | |
| Genre: Horror | |
| Conditions of visioning: 11.10.2012, Blu-ray, Home cinema | |
| Synopsis: At the end of the 19th century, the young widower Arthur Kipps is sent by his law firm to look for a will in a village lost in the countryside and the marsh. Mystery surrounds the village, its inhabitants and the old house he is working in. | |
| Review: This is the second film (after Wake) fully produced by the legendary Hammer british film company since its recent rebirth. We owe to this company classic horror films like many Frankensteins or Draculas starring in particular Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings). The story (quite simple) is as much classic gothic horror as you can get: haunted house, fog, visions, darkness. Unfortunately the first half of the movie is filled with easy jump-scares (a face appearing on the screen with loud music when the main character turns around) and the ending is not fully satisfying. Radcliffe manages to play differently than in the Harry Potter series that has occupied most of his young actor life. This is helped by the fact that although he is all the time on screen, he doesn't have many dialog lines so that he cannot overplay his role. His suit, the surroundings and the color tone of the movie also help us forgetting the wizard kid with glasses. | |
Rating: 5 /10
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I saw this movie a in April as preview. Well, the thrill is based on the classical horror movie. The originality is that this is presented as a quest. The protagonist goes from one person to another to solve the problem of the haunted house. In small communities, it is not possible to exclude one member. The problem of one is also the problem of the others. Otherwise the scenery is classical and do not use much sounds and music. The effects are accordingly quite soft. Rating: 4/10
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