Rent The Hole in the Ground (2019)
3.0 of 5 from 188 ratings
1h 26min
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- Synopsis:
- Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O'Neill (Seána Kerslake) is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris (James Quinn Markey). A terrifying encounter with a mysterious neighbour shatters her fragile security, throwing Sarah into a spiralling nightmare of paranoia and mistrust, as she tries to uncover if the disturbing changes in her little boy are connected to an ominous sinkhole buried deep in the forest that borders their home.
- Actors:
- Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Kati Outinen, David Crowley, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, Eoin Macken, Sarah Hanly, Bennett Andrew, James Cosmo, John Quinn, Miro Lopperi, Karim Barras, Helena Coppejans, Alain Eloy, Grégory Praet, Paul Sparkes, Kobe Truijens, Stevie Greaney, Chloe Grogan
- Directors:
- Lee Cronin
- Producers:
- Conor Barry, John Keville
- Writers:
- Lee Cronin, Stephen Shields
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A24: Collection, Films by Genre
- Countries:
- Ireland
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/07/2019
- Run Time:
- 90 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Inside 'The Hole in the Ground'
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Reviews (6) of The Hole in the Ground
Yawn. - The Hole in the Ground review by IW
I added this film on seeing the two other promising reviews. Did we see the same film? No jump moments , boring, uninteresting story. Poorly acted rubbish.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Bored to the ground - The Hole in the Ground review by BE
What a very silly film. No substance and I don’t like guessing games. Got half way thru and fast forwarded the rest to very near the end to see if anything interesting was going to happen. Nope.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Beautifully filmed horror (mild spoilers) - The Hole in the Ground review by NP
This hugely impressive horror hangs on the success of young James Quinn Markie, who plays Chris O’Neill, son of single parent Sarah (Seána Kerslake). Often in these films where a child’s behaviour suggests he may or may not be under the influence of something demonic, the effects of the possession border on the bratty and petulant in place of a truly believable transformation (this is an understandable side effect of using unpractised performers). Happily, young Chris only fleetingly comes across as merely spoilt, which is just as well given his mother’s disinclination to scold him, and provides a very convincing focal character.
The story stands up very well too for the most part. At times, it seems to be veering on the often-used ‘is the horror real or in the mind of the pill-popping central character’, and at times we wonder if Chris really has been taken over by some evil entity. That things pan out quite differently and unexpectedly is a testament to a well-weaved plot, despite things going a little crazy during the final act.
The locations are stunning, and beautifully directed by co-writer Stephen Shields. My score is 7 out of 10.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.