I'm getting tired of having my hopes built up with the arrival of a new horror film, only to be let down again by poor plot, script, acting and lack of scares. This is the second time I've watched a "horror" film called "The Hole" and completely disliked it, the first was the Thora Birch scare-free zone in 2001. What's even more disappointing about this Hole film is that it is directed by Joe Dante of "Gremlins" fame, yet it reeks of shoddiness and amateurish directing. The main problem with this film is that it is all over the place in terms of plot - it lurches from Sixth Sense zombies to ghostly children. The film is cliché ridden. How many times have you seen a toilet scene where the light goes out and a silhouetted ghost appears? I've seen at least five horror films in the last ten years that feature such a scene. The acting is poor. The actors are just not convincing. Bruce Dern's cameo is a complete waste of time. Did Christopher Lloyd of Back To The Future turn it down ? By the end of the film, all we know is that the Hole reflects your deepest fears. Duh. Seen that before in Event Horizon etc etc. The ending is so predictable as well. How many times has the film finished and you are left with a final scene that shows that the original problem hasn't gone away? Another complete cliché. I will give up watching horror films if this is the best that they can come up with.
Review of The Hole
