El bosque maldito
The Hole in the Ground
The Hole in the Ground
Director:
Lee CroninCámara:
Tom ComerfordMúsica:
Stephen McKeonReparto:
Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, Eoin Macken, James Cosmo, Kati Outinen, Helena CoppejansSinopsis(1)
En un intento de dejar atrás su difícil pasado, Sarah O’Neill empieza una nueva vida junto a su hijo Chris a las afueras de un pueblecito de leñadores. En las profundidades del bosque colindante con su nueva casa, encuentran un misterioso cráter. A partir de ahí, Sarah tendrá que luchar por descubrir si los extraños cambios en la actitud de su hijo son parte de una transformación fruto de algo mucho más siniestro y peligroso que los simples miedos de una madre. (Festival Films)
(más)Reseñas (3)
I was really looking forward to it. The notes and the distribution backing of my beloved A24 suggested that it could be a horror film fitting to my taste. It kind of is, but not very tight. The plot is unfortunately way too clearly drawn and simple, and it doesn’t get interesting until the last third, where The Hole in the Ground gets a character of its own and begins to tread nicely. Up to that point, though, it’s a parade of clichés that failed to interest me. It’s fine as a snack, but as a film that’s supposed compete with, for example, The Babadook (with which it overlaps several times), Cronin’s début doesn’t manage it at all.
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This year will be marked by horror films for children, and the first of them is this Irish effort from the relatively inexperienced but skilled director Lee Cronin. For the record the children's horror film The Prodigy is now playing in cinemas and we're due to see Brightburn, Pet Sematary, Chucky, Stranger Things and something else I'm sure. The Hole in the Ground is admittedly more intimate and focuses primarily on chilling atmosphere, which works reliably in certain scenes. It's slower paced, but once the insecure mother begins to observe the strange behavior in her son, the film fully captures the viewer's attention. The best part, however, is the final act, when the film shifts from thriller to horror and there are some nice monsters (it's a shame they didn't get more attention). All in all, a decent atmospheric horror film that won't blow a hole in the world, but is definitely worth paying attention to. 65%
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The Irish-Belgian-Finnish co-production gave The Hole in the Ground the right kind of dark feel, wherein the entire time you feel that no matter what happens, it's bad and it's going to get worse. This is what is very unpleasant about the film and what makes it interesting. You'll be waiting to see what else is going to happen and how bad it'll be. And it doesn't even matter that The Hole in the Ground is not overly explicit.
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