In case you didn't know, we here in JOE are very excited about Irish audiences getting to see The Hole In The Ground.
Not only does it feature a fantastic performance from Seana Kerslake (A Date With Mad Mary), it is also an incredible first feature from director Lee Cronin.
He posted a pic from the premiere over the weekend at the Sundance Festival, where the movie has been met with some overwhelming positive reactions:
https://twitter.com/curleecronin/status/1089163716333957121
Here are a few of the early reviews from that first screening:
"[P]utting the agonized single mom at its center through a veritable spin cycle of familiar horror dilemmas and distractions — a haunted child, a creaking house, a ghostly neighbor, even a mysterious, beckoning sinkhole — and seeing how she comes out of the wash. Thanks to the resourceful Seána Kerslake in the lead, she fares rather well, and so does [director] Cronin." - Variety
"The likes of Hereditary, The Witch and The Babadook have premiered [at Sundance] in recent years, going on to be some of the most talked-about horrors of the year – and you can now add the nerve-shredding The Hole in the Ground to that illustrious list." - Digital Spy
"The Hole in the Ground takes a simple, curious, highly cinematic premise and never over-explains or bombards you with flashy set pieces but rather, sustains its 90-minute runtime by creating two well developed, engaging characters, letting you live with them, and then all slowly slip into the darkness and paranoia together." - Collider
"For all its smallness, I anticipate a lot of great conversations about the film. If nothing else, Sarah deserves a spot among the great heroines of horror, and I sincerely hope she moves enough people to get it." - BirthMoviesDeath
You'll get to see it for yourself when The Hole In The Ground is released in Irish cinemas from Friday 1 March.
Clip via WildCard Distribution
