The Hole in the Ground

Boring

It's a muddled grab bag of ideas that never coalesces into a coherent scare-fest.

Rated: 6.5/10

I queued this to see Lee Cronin’s work before his Evil Dead run. I like this; it leans into paranoid dread over cheap jump scares, despite a familiar premise.

The Director's Eye (What Worked):
• Kerslake shines with an exhausted performance as a mom doubting her kid.
• Sound design makes the sinkhole and woods feel like a breathing threat.
• Creepy beats (like Chris eating a spider) build genuine tension.

The Friction (What Didn't Click for Me):
• The middle drags while Sarah investigates what the audience already figured out.
• It relies on standard “creepy kid” tropes without adding much new.

The Verdict:
I like it. Watch for slow-burn horror. Skip if you need fast pacing.

88/100 man the kid could of taken Tyson down in his primer.

4.9/10
Maybe it was my shitty TV but I literally couldn’t see a thing during the climax sequence of this movie - not really very scary at any points, just kinda ended, not really sure ill remember this movie