How scary could a movie be when, at a crucial moment, a group of teenage girls yelled out, “Use your magic wand, Harry Potter!” At another scene, where we were supposed to gasp, it was only met with laughter. If you have never seen a horror movie in your life, maybe you would get scared watching this film. For the majority of audience members, they felt the same way I did–this was a weak horror movie. I give Daniel Radcliffe credit for trying to make us not think of him as Harry Potter (could we ever?). He played the lead character of Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer. And to help in pushing away the image of a wand toting magician, Arthur was a widower with a young child. Daniel was okay in this role; unfortunately, he was sadly stuck with a poor script. Being assigned the task to go through the paperwork of a deceased woman’s estate, in a remote village away from London, he encounters strange and deadly happenings. Cliches were in abundance, especially the soundtrack with sudden knocks and bangs, trying to make us jump out of our seats. It only left me bored. On a visual level, the movie was stylish and created a somewhat creepy atmosphere. If I only had a magic wand with me, I would have had a better time.

2 1/4 stars