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* Jay Clarke at The Horror Section ([http://www.thehorrorsection.com/2016/10/enter-void.html link]) - "If I had one criticism though, it was that the creature effects were so good that they overshadowed everything else. Though I had no real problems with the performances and story, I was always waiting for the next set piece."
 
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* Michele Galgana at Screen Anarchy ([ link]) - "The practical special effects really steal the show from the characters..."
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* Sean Kelly at Sean Kelly On Movies ([http://www.skonmovies.com/2016/10/tadff16-void.html link]) - "This film goes for a very dark and serious tone, as it unleashes a Lovecraftian nightmare in the depths of this hospital. ...admittedly The Void's early plot set-up isn't the strongest, when all hell finally lets loose, the film greatly makes up for its early weaknesses." 
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* Shahbaz Khayambashi at Wylie Writes Film Reviews ([http://wyliewrites.com/tad16-the-lure-the-void/ link]) - "''The Void'' is ruined, or at least lessened, by its plot which is a convoluted mess with undercooked characters and very little payoff."
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* Meagan Navarro at ModernHorrors dotcom ([ link]) - "On the one hand, it hits me in my monster loving feels, and I revel in it’s unabashed adoration of ’80s horror.  It fills a gaping hole in horror that I’ve missed.  On the other hand, however, the film doesn’t feel like anything more than a series of beloved homages.  ... Unfortunately, that means that the film loses any sense of true originality as a result."
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==

Revision as of 12:32, 7 February 2017

Promotional image for The Void (2016 film)...

Summary

"There is a hell. This is worse." A police officer's routine patrol of a deserted highway is interrupted by a blood-soaked, limping figure of a young man and the disturbing mysteries of the hospital the officer takes him to.

Details

  • Release Date: 2016
  • Country/Language: Canada, English
  • Genres/Technical: Horror, Art/Experimental
  • Runtime: 1 hr 30 min
  • Starring: Ellen Wong, Kathleen Munroe, Stephanie Belding
  • Director: Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski
  • Writer: Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski
  • Producer/Production Co: Cave Painting Pictures, JoBro Productions & Film Finance
  • Official Site: (link)
  • View Trailer: (link)

Ratings

MPAA Ratings

  • Rated: (not rated) (I would expect at least some Violence, Profanity, and perhaps Adult Content)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

  • SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)

Some viewers may find the dreamlike location and atmosphere suggestive of Lovecraft's work (an "Eldritch Location" film).

Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.

Reviews

Review Links:

  • Jay Clarke at The Horror Section (link) - "If I had one criticism though, it was that the creature effects were so good that they overshadowed everything else. Though I had no real problems with the performances and story, I was always waiting for the next set piece."
  • Michele Galgana at Screen Anarchy ([ link]) - "The practical special effects really steal the show from the characters..."
  • Sean Kelly at Sean Kelly On Movies (link) - "This film goes for a very dark and serious tone, as it unleashes a Lovecraftian nightmare in the depths of this hospital. ...admittedly The Void's early plot set-up isn't the strongest, when all hell finally lets loose, the film greatly makes up for its early weaknesses."
  • Shahbaz Khayambashi at Wylie Writes Film Reviews (link) - "The Void is ruined, or at least lessened, by its plot which is a convoluted mess with undercooked characters and very little payoff."
  • Meagan Navarro at ModernHorrors dotcom ([ link]) - "On the one hand, it hits me in my monster loving feels, and I revel in it’s unabashed adoration of ’80s horror. It fills a gaping hole in horror that I’ve missed. On the other hand, however, the film doesn’t feel like anything more than a series of beloved homages. ... Unfortunately, that means that the film loses any sense of true originality as a result."

Synopsis

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A police officer's routine patrol of a deserted highway is interrupted by a blood-soaked, limping figure of a young man and the disturbing mysteries of the hospital the officer takes him to.


Notes

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