I suppose it's a sign of the times. People are so used to instant gratification in their films, if there's no gore or masked psycho, there's no interest. Winifred Meeks is very slow burn and builds its atmosphere gradually over the course of the film to a very tense and frightening end. No jump scares or cheap tricks needed.
Though I have no idea why it was compared to "Don't Look Now" I can very much see the comparison to M. R. James. James had a great love for the English coast and used it often in his writings. Like James this film makes excellent use of the bleak English coastline, with it's dark brooding sky and feel of out-of-season isolation.
I think this films biggest influence is James' "Whistle and I'll Come to You". Like that film the supernatural threat gradually grows, with the coast adding an ominous backdrop to the psychological drama unfolding on the screen until the unfortunate protagonist suffers a collapse, both physically and mentally.
It's not a classic by any means and what it does, it does competently. It's not a film for everyone though, you need to be patient with it to get the full experience.
Though I have no idea why it was compared to "Don't Look Now" I can very much see the comparison to M. R. James. James had a great love for the English coast and used it often in his writings. Like James this film makes excellent use of the bleak English coastline, with it's dark brooding sky and feel of out-of-season isolation.
I think this films biggest influence is James' "Whistle and I'll Come to You". Like that film the supernatural threat gradually grows, with the coast adding an ominous backdrop to the psychological drama unfolding on the screen until the unfortunate protagonist suffers a collapse, both physically and mentally.
It's not a classic by any means and what it does, it does competently. It's not a film for everyone though, you need to be patient with it to get the full experience.