The book "The Small Hand" sold mainly due to it's petite hardback print. As a story, it was completely pointless and forgettable. Somehow, the creators of this movie have managed to cheapen it even further. Absolutely no recommendations here because the story goes nowhere. It (like most of Susan Hill's stories) is about as cliched as it can possibly be and never draws the viewer in at any point. The characters (as in the book) are dull and lifeless. I really look forward to Ghost Stories at Christmas time but TV people tend to rip known stories to shreds and then rebuild them into something completely different and banal so even that little vice has been denied now. If you have to watch an adaptation of something that was on over Christmas, make it Dracula. At least it had some spirit to it....
Review of The Small Hand (Ghost Story)
