They are some incredible comparisons to get.
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:
A little hello from our epic audience in The Egyptian last night for #TheHoleInTheGround world premiere @sundancefest pic.twitter.com/10K0J6QCss
— Lee Cronin (@curleecronin) January 26, 2019
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.
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