Rent The Hole in the Ground (2019)

3.0 of 5 from 187 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:
, , , , , , , Sarah Hanly, , , , Miro Lopperi, , , , Grégory Praet, , Kobe Truijens, ,
Directors:
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:
86 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.39:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Inside 'The Hole in the Ground'
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

Spoiler Alert
15/12/2019

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

Spoiler Alert
13/08/2020

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

Spoiler Alert
30/10/2020

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.

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