There is tension and suspense and a lot of genuine creepiness in particularly the middle act. It is hauntingly and not too intrusively scored and the direction has focus and momentum. 'The Hallow' doesn't look too bad visually, it's stylishly and atmospherically shot, has scenery that is pretty and atmospheric, has suitably eerie lighting, has editing that is cohesive and the effects at least didn't look shoe-string budget (certainly when compared to those from other films seen recently). Which pleased me having grown tired of the many potential wastes cropping up in my recent viewings and fearing somewhat that 'The Hallow' would fare the same. 'The Hallow' was quite good though for two thirds of the duration and while it didn't quite meet its potential it hardly wastes it either. Not a great film, with it running out of steam too soon and the quality set up so well before being lost.
A decent film 'The Hallow' turned out to be, and it is something of a relief to be saying this. Of course too there was apprehension, considering the standard of a lot of horror films seen recently not highly rated or divisively to negatively reviewed that turned out to be that bad. So expectations were hardly low for 'The Hallow', and actually did think this could be a decent film. The idea was actually a good one, the title was to the point and attention grabbing and Joseph Mawle is always worth watching. Regardless of how overused the basic plot, executed with very hit and miss success on film, is, 'The Hallow' did have a good deal of potential.
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