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The Hole in the Ground artfully exploits parental fears with a well-made horror outing that makes up in sheer effectiveness what it lacks in originality.
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In this creepy Irish-Finnish co-production, that fear combines with more modern concerns about the traumas of parenting in a way that freshens up the soil. Apr 10, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
In this creepy Irish-Finnish co-production, that fear combines with more modern concerns about the traumas of parenting in a way that freshens up the soil.
Paul Byrnes
Cronin shoots like a veteran, with buckets of Hollywood style. It's just not, in the nicest possible way, very original. Mar 4, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Cronin shoots like a veteran, with buckets of Hollywood style. It's just not, in the nicest possible way, very original.
Kevin Maher
Sarah and her sort-of boy prove hard to shake off. Don't be surprised if weeks after you see this they grope their way into your dreams. Mar 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Sarah and her sort-of boy prove hard to shake off. Don't be surprised if weeks after you see this they grope their way into your dreams.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
The Hole in the Ground never seeks to differentiate itself from the established horror movie aesthetic: we get creepy jangling lullaby music, a decrepitly old hooded women mumbling to herself ominously, bare feet on creaking wooden floors, broken mirrors. Mar 1, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
The Hole in the Ground never seeks to differentiate itself from the established horror movie aesthetic: we get creepy jangling lullaby music, a decrepitly old hooded women mumbling to herself ominously, bare feet on creaking wooden floors, broken mirrors.
Dana Schwartz
Kerslake gives an intriguing performance as the mother. Feb 28, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Kerslake gives an intriguing performance as the mother.
Geoffrey Macnab
Somewhere in the specifics of Cronin's is-he-or-isn't-he scenario - played with gripping detail by Kerslake and Markey - there's a decent little midnight chiller. Feb 28, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Somewhere in the specifics of Cronin's is-he-or-isn't-he scenario - played with gripping detail by Kerslake and Markey - there's a decent little midnight chiller.
Tim Robey
The Hole in the Ground is here and then it's gone. The overwhelming feeling is of shrugged shoulders. Sep 25, 2019 | Rating: 2/10 | Full Review…
The Hole in the Ground is here and then it's gone. The overwhelming feeling is of shrugged shoulders.
Joey Keogh
It ultimately doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but it doesn't need to. The scares are there. Sep 19, 2019 | Full Review…
It ultimately doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but it doesn't need to. The scares are there.
Wade Major
The Hole in the Ground is psychologically unsettling and shows that single parenting is more terrifying than any monster. Sep 14, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The Hole in the Ground is psychologically unsettling and shows that single parenting is more terrifying than any monster.
Zoe Rose Smith
The Hole In the Ground is an unsettling bout of paranoia that makes for a memorable directorial debut. Aug 17, 2019 | Rating: 8.5/10 | Full Review…
The Hole In the Ground is an unsettling bout of paranoia that makes for a memorable directorial debut.
Jay Krieger
An elegant horror film detailing the horror films of domestic life. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 28, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
An elegant horror film detailing the horror films of domestic life. [Full Review in Spanish]
Kiko Vega
Worth a rental for a fix of creeping dread with little depth, if such a thing is your wont. Jul 28, 2019 | Full Review…
Worth a rental for a fix of creeping dread with little depth, if such a thing is your wont.
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