Film Review – The Hole

The particulars of film distribution have kept “The Hole” from American
eyes for quite some time now. Originally shot in 2008 and released in
Europe in 2009, the feature finally makes its way west for reasons that
aren’t immediately clear, but I’m grateful regardless. The latest from
director Joe Dante, “The Hole” is a modest production with a hearty
sense of scare, tunneling into the psyche to find a human source of
terror to compliment the monsters that occasionally pop into view during
the picture. Entertaining, with a welcome sense of mischief, “The Hole”
plays to Dante’s strengths, returning him to a suburban battleground
where young characters face off against an unstoppable, often knee-high
malevolent force. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com