The film is visually stunning and well-researched. Eggers put a lot of effort into making it historically accurate in design and dialogue. However, the story itself falls a little flat as there is no history or backstory to the witch (or witches) in the woods. The story itself makes you wonder if the witch is actually real or just a figment of the family's imagination and beliefs while they try to explain mishaps, but towards the end the film takes…