The Hole (2001)

Directed by Nick Hamm.

Staring Thora Birch and Keira Knightley

   In the first five minutes my hopes were high, distraught girl wondering to find a phone with blood soaked socks and a blood-curdling scream all before the opening credits rolled.

   I was sadly disappointed; it became a very slow moving film, a lot of it was unnecessary to the story and felt just placed to extend the running time.

   The film was choppy and not edited well, jumping from “flashbacks” to story and back again. There were 3 different versions of what happened, with the ending finally slightly coming together in a not so cleaver way.

   The acting was mediocre at best and the dialogue was lacking. There was unnecessary nude scene from both male (full frontal) and female (breasts), but it was expected from a story about four sex driven teenagers looking to skip a field trip and party.

   It was not what I would define as a horror film at all, no murderer, no paranormal, just a tale of what a twisted teenage girl will do for love/lust.

   Do I find myself yelling I want the last 102 minutes of my life back? No, but would I watch it again? Absolutely not. Over all I would rate this film with 2 out of 5 stars.