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'The Woman in the Yard' review: A baffling mix of horror ideas

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66% Informative

Jaume Collet-Serra’s The Woman in the Yard is about grief.

At its core, it's about a recent widow who wakes up in a daze in her rural Georgia home.

The film is a deftly-performed family drama sandwiched between as many different spooky concepts as found in The Cabin in the Woods .

The Woman in the Yard causes significant narrative whiplash with each question it answers, though none of its conclusions are satisfying.

Deadwyler performs admirably as a mother trying to keep her family together through a tragic situation.

Okpokwasili makes for an imposing presence, and newcomer Jackson is a pleasant surprise.

VR Score

57

Informative language

50

Neutral language

30

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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