The Woman In Black

With the exception of a few cheap, loud, volume burst jump scenes, the movie manufactures its terror through slick camera work, dark and dreary locations, and a genuinely spooky ambience.

Goldman appeared the perfect pick to adapt the play and the book, while still maintaining a fresh spin on things. Which makes it all the more crushing that the film's major flaw should stem from her pen.

A fine and appropriate return to atmospheric horror movies for the once great Hammer Films.

While Radcliffe may not give a stand-out performance, he gives a good performance that can't help but make one believe that he may very well survive life without Harry Potter.