Hollow

2011
4.7| 1h31m| en
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An old monastery in a small, remote village in Suffolk, England has been haunted by a local legend for centuries. Left in ruin and shrouded by the mystery of a dark spirit that wills young couples to suicide, the place has been avoided for years, marked only by a twisted, ancient tree with an ominous hollow said to be the home of great evil. When four friends on holiday explore the local folklore, they realize that belief in a myth can quickly materialize into reality, bringing horror to life for the town.

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Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Steineded How sad is this?
Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
RJ The movie deals with two couples who go to a cabin in the countryside of Suffolk, United Kingdom. One of the young women comes from the area, and in fact is the reason why they came to Suffolk in the first place. Her grandfather used to be the vicar of the area and headed a church. Soon enough they find out that there is a scary tree near the cabin.Apparently the tree is evil or something like that. It's never made clear if the tree is evil since there are continuously people killing themselves by hanging, or if the legend of the monk that apparently had sex with some squire's daughter is true. You know about as much as I do, and I watched the freaking thing from start to finish. But somehow, the scary tree and/or ghost monk aren't even the focus of the film. No, it's actually about one guy trying to break up two newlyweds, the girl of which used to be his girlfriend. Yeah, I'm just as lost as you are.It's found footage, which means shaky cam, crying women (made worse by the fact that one has freaking asthma) and NO ACTUAL CREATURES.I was so bored with this movie that I ended up cleaning up my room rather than paying attention. 1 point for the cute girl in the lead.
Stéphane Arbour I remember seeing this movie at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal. I am a big fan of those Found Footage movies... really I do love them, but That movie... boring... bland... forgettable at most.I kinda felt bad in the theater... the producer and director where present and were happy to present us the movie in exclusivity... people seemed happy and all in the room... but by the time the movie ended, it was dead silence... the movie crew were standing in front of the screen, waiting for perhaps some cheering or even question from the viewers... but Nothing... everyone in the theater were bummed and leaving silently. Producers were standing still in an awkward silent room with people trying to flee. Yeah the movie is that bad.
BA_Harrison Four twenty-somethings—Emma (Emily Plumtree), her fiancé Scott (Matt Stokoe), her best friend James (Sam Stockman), and his girlfriend Lynne (Jessica Ellerby)—take a holiday in the countryside where an evil presence lurks inside an ancient, hollow oak tree, preying on negative thoughts, causing relationships to crumble and ultimately driving victims to a terrible fate.Hollow has been described as the British Blair Witch Project, which is another way of saying that it is a complete and utter rip-off of the 1999 found footage 'classic', only set in rural Suffolk, England. And if, like me, you weren't all that impressed by Blair Witch, then I think it's highly unlikely that you'll enjoy this one either.With four characters experiencing relationships issues, it proves extremely tedious. What's more boring than watching people wander aimlessly round the countryside in the dark? Watching them doing it while bickering, that's what! After an hour-and-a-half of following the unlikeable quartet as they investigate the local legend of Greyfriar's Hollow (as the tree is known), snort coke, argue, get lost, and become scared of their own shadows, you'll be longing for them all to die. Which they do, of course.*2/10, plus one point for the gratuitous nudity from blonde hottie Ellerby (whose character is so dumb she doesn't think to wipe the tape when filmed in the bathroom), but minus one for for the contrived manner in which a good length of stout rope, so vital to the film's final scene, is shoe-horned into the script (really, who the hell uses rope for securing luggage to a roof-rack when bungee cords and tie down straps work so much better?).*NOT a spoiler, since we are told that they all die in the very first scene.
manateegrey hollow is good entertainment and what I expected. I understand the choice to do found footage since it's a low budget indy, but I would've loved to see what the director could do w a big budget. It had a great story and interesting characters, and I would've LOVED to see it as a 3rd person narrative.Aside from that personal pref, I enjoyed the movie and am happy w my purchase. It's an entertaining movie with some unique religious overtones and is well done. Would watch againPS - if you startle easy, be prepared for some scene changes that have really loud noises to scare you. It kind of lulled me into a false sense of security w the character development in the beginning and then scared me badly