This film was not screened for critics locally, so we took a look at the trailer.
Film: Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
Opening Date: Fri., Jan. 2, 2015
Stars: British TV actors
Necessary Info: Sequel to 2013’s The Woman in Black, which starred Daniel Radcliffe
Trailer Analysis: Establishes that kids are being housed in spooky old house, after that it’s an incoherent stew of familiar horror images: freaky doll, cemetery, a rainy night, weird face in window, a chair that rocks itself and bugs crawling on the ceiling. Also, creepy kid-singing. Sample dialogue: “The place has been deserted for years.” (hint, hint!)
Based on these 2:31 minutes, should you go? Only if you have never seen any horror film.
This article appears in Dec 31, 2014 – Jan 6, 2015.
This was without a doubt, the most benign, anticlimactic, piece of poorly directed blah I’ve ever seen. Figuratively NOTHING happened. I did enjoy a 20 minute nap, but luckily I missed no plot development or exposition that would have made the film make sense. It was as if the original set and lighting was used to film people walking around in period clothing, to creepy music. Do yourself a favor, and nap for free at home.