Irish News Review

So here's the scoop....

I've started writing for The Irish News Review too. Be ever so nice and read my shizz there too.

http://irishnewsreview.net/

Thanks Ya'll! Here is a completely gratuitous Ryan Gosling Meme for your troubles...probably my favourite....

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Back in Black

Okay so slap me on the wrist, this review is a tad past its due date but hey better late then never, right? RIGHT?

The Woman in Black is the first film released under the brand spanking new reopening of the classic production house Hammer Studios and my is it a good one. Its the type of film that takes you back to remembering why you first fell in love with the horror genre. It feels like a campfire story, like a short novella found on the yellowing pages of a dusty tome.

Daniel "don't mention a Harry Potter based pun" Radcliffe plays a young widow sent to settle the estate of a rich if badly troubled couple. Once there he quickly realises that the case isn't as straight forward as he was expecting.

There are so many beautiful things right about this film. The set and costume design is enough to keep anyone entertained but throw in the imaginative and breathtaking cinematography and you have yourself a pretty amazing foundation for a film. Every shot could be a promotional still, not one inch of the screen is wasted.
The suspense built right from the start and carried on throughout keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat and Radcilffe's performance as a haunted man dealing with his own grief ain't half bad either.

There is a downside to all this Gothic brilliance and it comes in the form of a  lack luster ending. It will leave you with a slightly bitter aftertaste in your mouth, feeling like you have been pick pocketed by a Victorian street urchin. But don't let it fool you, this film will linger in your subconscious. It will stay vivid in your mind. And at the end of the day if a horror movie can do that, then its done its job.

A beautiful movie with an ugly ending...hey perfection ain't all that easy!

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