. . . or the reinvention of Radio? That is the key question posed by THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2: ANGEL OF DEATH. My eyesight is above average, and I could barely make out 10% of the screen for the two-thirds of this flick set at night. I know Hollywood's job is to cut every corner it can, as movie props and scenery tend to cost more than those of Broadway or Radio productions. However, my Multiplex screen was a 37 1/2-footer. So unless you have a 450-inch home entertainment or mobile device, do NOT rent or stream ANGEL OF DEATH (except if you enjoy eye strain). It seems as if most of this movie was shot with a black filter (save for the daylight or dusk scenes, which alternated gray and brown lens coverings). Novel as it is to experience 1890s film quality, those flicks lasted two minutes at most. This is pretty hard to stand for 99 minutes straight. (For those who are Harry Potter Completists, Mr. Radcliff is only present for this prequel in spirit, as one of the film's final lines reads, "Harry's watching over us - - SHE can't come back," the SHE referencing the witch Hermoldevort.)
