lucky mckee long await ( at least by me ) new film be perhaps slightly disappoint when compare to his debut may and the exquisite master of horror episode sick girl and but it still a spooky supernatural chiller and easily one of the most stylish genre effort release during the last five year . moreover and the wood be a film that bring ton of homage to older horror classic and like dario argento suspiria just to name one and and that an aspect the more experienced cinema lover will certainly appreciate . follow the umpteenth painful collision with her mother and heather be reluctantly send to a boarding school for girl that lie isolate within a large forest . her fellow student do not exactly welcome her and the teacher all behave strangely and pretty soon heather even begin to hear voice speak to her from within the wood . who know and maybe the scary tale about an ancient coven of witch live between the tree be true . and they have be wait for heather to join them . like in may and lucky mckee try to accomplish a whole lot more than just serve some gory image and or or disturb theme . our gifted director put a lot of effort in the character drawing and result in a likable female protagonist and a long list of interest supportive player . among them bruce campbell a heather silent but understand father and patricia clarkson a the strict school principal mrs. traverse . the story of the wood ingeniously take place in 1965 and make fabulous use of the contemporary religious habit and conception and . music . the film absolute best sequence involve a series of moment illustrate the life inside the boarding school wall and guide by the atmospheric song you don not own me while sing by lesley gore . although constantly ominous and mysterious and i be hop for the wood to contain a little more genuine fright . also and it doesn not always make sense and particularly the last half hour be confuse . i read that the wood flop in the state and mainly due to the audience wrongful expectation . i can safely recommend it to admirer of story and atmosphere drive horror film .