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Release Date:
20 April 2001 (UK)
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Tagline:
Desperate To Get In. Dying To Get Out. more
Plot:
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter. full summary | add synopsis
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School
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Psychologist
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Wales
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Scream
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Private School
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Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Ritter likes 'Killing Bono'
(From Monsters and Critics. 15 December 2009, 6:30 PM, PST)
The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations
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(From Monsters and Critics. 15 December 2009, 6:30 PM, PST)
The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations
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Above Average Teen Thriller with Genuine Horror
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Thora Birch | ... | Liz Dunn | |
| Desmond Harrington | ... | Mike Steel | |
| Daniel Brocklebank | ... | Martyn Taylor | |
| Laurence Fox | ... | Geoff Bingham | |
| Keira Knightley | ... | Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith | |
| Embeth Davidtz | ... | Dr. Philippa Horwood | |
| Steven Waddington | ... | DCS Tom Howard | |
| Emma Griffiths Malin | ... | Daisy | |
| Jemma Powell | ... | Minnie (as Gemma Powell) | |
| Gemma Craven | ... | Mrs. Dunn | |
| Anastasia Hille | ... | Gillian | |
| Kelly Hunter | ... | DI Chapman | |
| Maria Pastel | ... | Policewoman | |
| Celia Montague | ... | Solicitor | |
| Kevin Trainor | ... | Boy in school |
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, sexuality/nudity and drug use.
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102 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:18 (DVD rating) |
Netherlands:12 |
UK:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Canada:14A |
Chile:18 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Ireland:18 |
Spain:18 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
USA:R |
South Korea:18
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Continuity: When the doctor drops Liz off at her house the top of the car is up, when she pulls up however the roof is down.
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Martyn:
No, no, no, no, no - you love me! It's a Martyn Taylor fact. Has there been a day in the last five years that we haven't talked?
Elizabeth Dunn: But you're more like a gay friend than a boyfriend.
Martyn: But I'm not gay!
Jogging Rugby Players: Yeah, right!
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Elizabeth Dunn: But you're more like a gay friend than a boyfriend.
Martyn: But I'm not gay!
Jogging Rugby Players: Yeah, right!
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Movie Connections:
References Heavenly Creatures (1994)
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Soundtrack:
Show Me The Money
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The Hole begins slowly and very standardly, but unlike most genre films, it picks up pace after 40 minutes then accelerates towards a smashing ending. Well okay, the ending itself wasn't a great surprise, but I found it satisfying in a B-grade kind of way.
The premise of Hole is pretty mundane. The idea of a group of teenagers going into an old abandoned building or structure for a lark is a stock standard story opener for hundreds of B-grade horror flicks. But then Hole becomes interesting by the re-telling of events from different characters' individual points of view in a manner reminiscent of the 1950 British gem The Woman in Question'. Just who is telling the truth?
The final third of Hole rockets along and the film becomes genuinely frightening. I was especially impressed with the way repercussion of actions and in-actions are graphically shown and not glossed over as so many genre films have a habit of doing.
Hole is not a great film. The acting from the five teenagers is a cut above average, but the direction is pretty heavy handed and not very imaginative. Overall I found Hole a nicely satisfying and genuinely frightening B-grade experience which proves the old adage that says the worst monsters are human beings. It also shows that modern thriller/horror genre films doesn't always have to rely on lashings of special effects and supernaturalism to tell a story effectively.
6/10