Surprisingly terrifying! Very good!

I literally had only one bit of knowledge when I was about to watch it and it is bloody obvious: that it features a hole so I didn't really know what to expect. This surprisingly shook me when I watched it as it did a lot of critics. This just shows what thrillers are all about and how a film can truly succeed without that much violence. This film is very scary but because there was lots of suspense but hardly any violence at all, it was even scarier and it really does show that some films fail because of the lack of suspense and the overloaded amount of gore involved.


Set in modern day America of a single mum with her two sons who move away from their home due to a dark past and move into a new house. One day, the two boys discover a mysterious hole with no bottom but as they seem to find the hole quite interesting to begin with, the tables begin to turn and things start to get scary. Chris Massoglia delivers a performance that I think was actually quite good. I mean, most teenage actors aren't really that notable until a certain film comes out where they either deliver a great performance or the film becomes a success both box office takings and critically. Nathan Gamble's acting was very similar to Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense and Danny Lloyd in The Shining because he was another terrified young boy who was being tormented by things that only he can see. People would almost instantly recognize Teri Polo as Pam from Meet The Parents and Meet The Fockers but she stars in something different this time and did a satisfying but not brilliant job. She should just stay with romantic comedies.


There are some awesome gory films but when a film is referred as a thriller, it is better having more suspense than gore because that just ruins it completely! As I said, this is exactly what thrillers are all about. It does have boundaries to scare its audiences but this needs to be a rated R (in US) and 15 (in UK) not PG-13/12! Think they chose it to be that rating instead of R/15 because there is no violence but they cannot say that it wasn't suspenseful and wouldn't scare many people especially when little kids could see this one.


Overall, The Hole 3D is a film that should not be seen by little kids like the certificate its been given suggests. I was in the cinema and saw kids crying because it was so scary so that is a crucial mistake! Well, back to what I think now. I just thought it was an intense, suspenseful, gripping thrill ride that I surprisingly really liked a lot. One of the biggest and best pieces of entertainment one will see all year!

8/10