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The Hallow

The Hallow (2015)

November. 06,2015
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5.7
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NR
| Fantasy Horror

Deep within the darkness of secluded forest land in rural Ireland dwells an ancient evil. Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground. But when a conservationist from London moves in with his wife and infant child in order to survey the land for future construction, his actions unwittingly disturb the horde of demonic forces. Alone in a remote wilderness, he must now ensure his family's survival from their relentless attacks.

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KnotMissPriceless
2015/11/06

Why so much hype?

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Wordiezett
2015/11/07

So much average

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Borserie
2015/11/08

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

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Abbigail Bush
2015/11/09

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Michael Ledo
2015/11/10

The restructuring of Ireland's debt requires the sell off of its virgin forests. Adam Hitchens (Joseph Mawle) from London is there to inspect the trees to the dismay of the locals who believe fairies and baby stealing banshee live there. Adam doubts their tales and blames odd occurrences on the locals as the film builds to the expected plot.This film was done well. You didn't have to wait until the last scene to see what was going on. Acting and make up was spot on and the plot had some slight deviations within the formula. Winner of a number of horror film awards. Solid 4 stars. Also one small generator can not power an entire house. You don't start a generator with a load on it...just saying.Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

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pesic-1
2015/11/11

The characters are wafer thin and not at all likable, the plot is nonexistent, the dialogue is lazy and irritating, and the film is really nothing but a sequence of jump scares and clichés. It is filmed with that tedious green filter, which is just annoying. The film starts introducing monsters, but they look random: some are like human zombies, others are inhuman... And what powers do they have? Apparently infinite powers. They can make the radio in your car stop working, they can materialize in front of your car at will, throw rocks at you from a huge distance... I hate monsters that are not defined. I want to know what the monster is and what it can do. If the monster can do anything, then what is the bloody point? You can't predict what's coming, and you know that the writer is going to throw in more and more super powers. It's a staple of bad screen writing. And as for jump scares, they are fine in a horror film, but if that's all the film is, then it's just lazy writing. I hated the script, and I hated the direction. I hope this guy never makes a film again. And another thing: when someone breaks into your house, destroys your car, and smashes all your stuff, while you have a baby in the house, you do not start screaming how you intend to take on this guy on your own, while refusing to leave. Rather, you pack your bags and you drive off.Just another poorly written time-waster of a movie. Zero stars.

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danayoung-00554
2015/11/12

This was not to bad it did lack in some areas but the movie had a good feel to it.Good acting beautifully shot and not bad jump scares. I think it was filmed in Ireland as it was very green but that made it look cool.I feel it could have been better but it was not awful. I did like the scene in the car with the baby that was tense and fearful.Not big names in this but they did OK with the material.Worth a watch on a rainy afternoon with a coffee.I would tell my mates to give it a watch if they had 85 minutes to spare.The ending was a good idea though! Better than most crap that is out there though!The main actors did what they were suppose to do with the limited story.At the end of the day an OK horror to give a go. Reminds me of Antichrist in areas.

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Geoffrey Dover
2015/11/13

The Hallow is rather hollow, with a nerdy scientist, his resourceful wife and their infant son under siege in a house built within and slowly being subsumed by a surrounding forest. This after Adam, the scientist well played by Joseph Mawle, starts removing samples of tree bark and worm-infested rotting stone and wood from a supposedly enchanted forest. This results in retaliation from the forest dwellers. Was it surprising that the infant is eventually kidnapped by a gaggle of half decayed fairies and slime creatures? The creatures seem organized and rush Adam and family in strategic manner. The sequence of Adam becoming infected is a highlight, with his ultimate end story being entertaining. The character is hopelessly illogical in action. Every time he turns around he makes terrible decisions that endanger his young family. I could hear an imaginary 42nd Street theater audience hooting and hollering at this. His character is so irritating it sure takes a long time to get to some kind of resolution.... The fairies or whatever they are certainly have some kind of society, but the filmmakers ignore insights and go for chasey action in the decaying house. The ending with the two babies had me scratching my head. Well made but hampered by confusion.

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