The Woman in Black

“In rare cases – and The Woman in Black is one of them – a story may be more atmospheric when less is left to the imagination.”

Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer · 88

“The pleasures of the period ghost story The Woman in Black are something like the creepy shiver of delight you get from Edward Gorey's illustrated poem "The Gashlycrumb Tinies."”

Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline · 80

“If the story is laid out none too subtly, its straightforward purity is, finally, its greatest strength. Screenwriter Jane Goldman has adapted Susan Hill's 1983 novel (which spawned a radio series, TV movie and long-running West End stage play) with economy, placing a premium on eeriness, not gore.”

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times · 80

“The Woman in Black is a welcome addition to the old canon; renouncing innovation, embracing anachronism, it's almost "The Artist" of ghost movies. To anyone who fancies throwback stories of the supernatural, there's nothing so appealing as a well-preserved corpse.”

Richard Corliss, Time · 80

“The mostly dialogue-free middle section is a scare-film master class - and when a becalmed smile does finally cross his lips, it's in the most giddily mordant of circumstances. As Arthur embraces the darkness, so does the darkness embrace us.”

Keith Uhlich, Time Out · 80