Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerThe story begins with a bang but grinds to a halt. The middle part of the film is very slow and labored. The ending is great. The realizations and the twists are what make the film very good.The pacing is very slow but it builds up towards the end. The pacing is the worst part about the film. The runtime is also overlong.The acting is good. Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, and Isaac Hempstead Wright all do a great job.Pro: Great beginning and ending, good acting, and seeing Rebecca Hall naked is a plusCons: Very slow pacing, the middle part of the film is extremely slow, and an overlong runtimeOverall Rating: 7.0

I feel numb after watching this on netflix, and I'm just blown away by reading all the positive reviews afterwards. It seems it's no longer possible to make a good movie, and it's pretty clear the reason why is that the majority of us no longer remember what a good movie is! I'm 35 for Christ sake, not 80.This movie started out great; everything was going good. It had a certain direction, and I was eager to see where it would lead. Then about midway through everything is flushed down the crapper. This is well before the twist at the end too, which itself was utter crap. I'm incapable of going into anymore detail, because that would require more time than this movie deserves. What little mind I have left just won't allow it.

In England, 1921, Florence Cathcart (Rebecca Hall) is a Hoax exposer and is brought to a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost.This is a horror movie with a mystery and it reminds me of 'the others'.Movie has good performances, particularly from Rebecca Hall.Nick Murphy has done a great job as a Director and screenplay writer.Cinematography was also good for horror movie.There is a perfect balance of horror,suspense,emotions in this movie. Movie has an excellent ending , you just need a little bit of patience. This is one of the most underrated movie in IMDb.Currently this movie has IMDb rating of 6.5 but i believe that it should be higher than 7.This movie surely deserves more and its efforts should be appreciated.Don't judge this movie by its rating.This movie won 3 awards at Gérardmer Film Festival 2012 .This movie is highly recommended. Overall I give this movie 8/10.

This is a sort of Dr. Jones / ghost-busters / Dana Scully / Ichabod Crane transplanted in England at the start of the XXth century. So it's science vs paranormal with the originality to have a woman playing the part. Rebecca breathes British education, glamour and talent so she is the perfect pick. However, after a strong start and really chilly moments, the movie starts to get fragile as her character seems actually terrified by paranormal : It's not really believable that such a character fights to explain paranormal if she is afraid ! Then, the story gets even more weirder as the phenomena get personal but there is again some strong moments ! So my conclusion is my summary : one of the few movies that put me uneasy but with a story too far-fetched , thus a bit unbelievable like a ghost !