“The Forest” (** out of four) was an elegant but empty horror thriller set in Japan as a determined young teacher (“Game Of Thrones”‘ Natalie Dormer) goes in search of her twin sister (also played by Dormer) into a mysterious Japanese forest with a tourist (Taylor Kinney) and she is confronted by supernatural surroundings and gradually begins to lose her mind. Film has mood, atmosphere, and a terrific performance from Dormer but lacks scares and excitement to keep you watching. Speaking of which, someone at the controls evidently watched “The Blair Witch Project” several times before filming this.