Solo Trailer Review 2: "The Woman in Black"

The Woman in Black/ 2011/ Psychological Horror

Plot:

In a rural village there is a haunted house run by a ghostly woman wearing black. Every time someone visits the house she lives in, a child in the village dies. Daniel Radcliffe goes into the house to sort out some paperwork and whilst he is there, he becomes haunted by the woman and more children in the village are killed.

What did you like about it?

Throughout the trailer there were loads of cool and unusual camera angles that made the house look a lot spookier and more powerful than the characters. There was also a lot of low key lighting used to highlight the dangers of the house and to give the trailer an eerie feel about it. The location is great and I think the haunted house is perfect for this film as it creates a sense of fear and feeling trapped just by looking at it. Finally I loved the quick montage towards the end of all the action and I think this really gave a true representation of the film without giving too much away.

What didn’t you like about it?

I thought the beginning of the trailer took too long and was quite dull, and could have easily been cut down to a 1 minute trailer or more action could have happened at the start to make the trailer more interesting, but apart from that it was a great trailer.

My Score:

9