The Witch in the Window

The low-budget "The Witch in the Window" is a movie that startles in some moments, but in general is a weak horror film. The beginning is dramatic and it takes too much time to have the first horror scene, which is worthwhile watching. There is not much development of the witch and the viewer never learns why she is trapped to the house. The protagonist Finn is ridiculous going to bed with a Ted bear. The poor conclusion is rushed, confused and predictable. My vote is five.

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Written and filmed as a "Hallmark Moment" film with supernatural overtones The Witch In The Window was actually quite well done, but failed to avoid the expected foreshadowing which turned the ending twist into an expected moment.

The member of the production team who deserves the most credit for this picture is the camera operator as his ability to properly line up angles and shots allowed for the subtle and passive introduction of spectral portion of this story. A combination of a made for TV Version of The Shining with a dash of Being John Malcovich and The Others thrown in for good measure.

Please do not get me nor the other reviews wrong; this is a well-made entry-level ghost story that was both well written and acted, a slow-burn that was beautifully enduring in its exposure, however, I just failed to feel rewarded for my patience. A ghost story I would happily suggest for my 12-year old who may be overwhelmed with a more In-Your-Face type film.

I wanted so much to enjoy this movie; after reading countless reviews about how this was an amazing film I am sorry, but I just couldn't get on-board with that mentality. With a relatively short run time of 75+ minutes I recommend you give it a shot yourself as it is basically like watching two television episodes back-to-back in regards to time invested.

Possibly a bit slow-burning for many horror fans, but I enjoyed this one. The horror elements of the story are passable, but what really elevated it in my mind was the rapport and dialogue between father and son, which was quirky and believable. The ghost was fine, not super memorable, but with a couple effective scenes. The drama aspects of the film, however, made it enjoyable. For such a short film, it dragged on a bit at the end, which is why I docked points, but still definitely worth a look.

This is more of what I would call a Chiller - a drama with some scares thrown in so do not go into this thinking its full of gore and nasty scares type horror - Its not!

Having said that i like its lugubrious pacing as this adds to the movies sense of gloom and foreboding and I do like that type of film!

Quite a sad little film, made me feel quite chilled and that is a good thing as most movies these days just leave me laughing or wishing it was all over.

Acting was not bad contrary to the other reviews and the boy reminds me a lot of Haley Joel Osmont and does plays his part well!

Not a bad little chiller at all!

Decided to watch this alone in bed. It was a mistake haha Genuinely creepy slow burning horror. Doesn't go for easy jump scares, slowly builds the dread. Great performances by all the cast, really great cinematography. If you like your horror to have a bit more depth then give this a go