The Witch in the Window

The actors in the film were very good, but they spend a lot of time building characters to have them fizzle out. I very much liked the story line, although its left with many plot holes. No explanations other than "shes a witch." They give you a vague background of her, they add flies to the set, but dont really complete her story. Is she dead inside? Is it the house istelf? Is she a witch or just a bitter old lady? I also very much enjoyed the creepy atmosphere in the beginning, as well as the way the wrapped up the ending. Just wanted more explanation.

First of all i do really enjoy the cinematography from this movie, it's good.

even the story not too perfectly strong and good, i still amaze from how they can make a horror movie so warm. the family sense that they want to show really serve very good.

and it has a really good ending too.

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!

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.

What a wonderful surprise this was. Went in expecting very little but got a really well shot, well acted classic ghost story. Not breaking too many boundaries in terms of originality but solid and genuinely chilling and scary in places. Definitely a hidden gem and worthy of a higher score on here.