M5408 Review of The Small Hand (Ghost Story)

The Small Hand (Ghost Story) (2019)

A masterclass in how not to make a ghost film

[1/10 · 27 December 2019]

This was pretty bad and actually felt like a low budget student film. Far from being a creepy ghost film over Christmas, it was actually embarrissingly funny at times. Full of "ghost" cliches - rocking horse moving by itself, dark face at a window, doors closing by themselves, blurred figures at the end of corridors and of course the old favourite "no it can't of been her, she died 40 years ago." The worst attribute a ghost film can be is boring but the storyline made little sense, the script was awful and the whole thing felt rushed; we've got 2 months to make a ghost film in time for Christmas. I'd be suprised if anybody associated with this film would be especially proud. Given it was her own book I'm astonished Susan Hill was Executive Producer.