This is a good old school spooky movie. It isn't bloody or even mildly gory but it has atmosphere to spare. It really looks good too. I was very impressed by the cinematography.

There were several truly tense moments. It isn't scary really. It just keeps your eyes on the screen as you look for evil lurking in the shadows. Or through an upstairs window. Or in an old graveyard.

It took only a few minutes for me to forget Daniel Radcliffe's history as Harry Potter. His performance here is subdued. Polite even. Claran Hinds is also equal parts kind and mysterious in his supporting role as Mr. Daily. It's worth noting again that this is an old-fashioned thriller. It seems as if it is trying to channel movies like "The Haunting" or "The Uninvited" and I'd say it does a really good job of it.

If I had a complaint it would be that it relied too heavily on jump scares at least in its first half. The movie is too well made to need to rely on that. There were so many jump scares early on that we began to laugh at the seemingly desperate attempt to startle.

Overall though "The Woman In Black" is a classy thriller that mines the moody Horror of the past for its influences.