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I was pretty stoked for this movie after seeing the trailer. Figured it'd be a solid arthouse horror picture a la A24 type deal. This is coming from a guy who mostly prefers the B stuff but i enjoy me a good arthouse indie flick now and again.

But gee the two main characters were so flat and boring. Like, they couldn't add banter? Find interesting things to talk about while traveling through the woods. I miss the days in horror, and maybe this still happens from time to time, where characters have these very interesting attributes. An example, in del toros chronos, ron pearlman's character was obsessed with the size of his nose and getting a nose job. It was such an interesting tid bit. In this film there was none of that. The characters just flatly said things that were part of the plot. No banter. No conversations. Just "this is why i'm here". "this is what i'm doing". "why are you doing this?" "oh that's why".

Then a bunch of weird plot stuff, indecision in what the movie is supposed to be. Wicked cool trippy cinematography type stuff that was completely ruined by the entire plot of the movie. A bad explanation about why everything is the way it is.

Also the movie alludes to some kind of quarantine at the beginning. Not the one we're in rn i don't believe. But i think the writer thought that this would give it an air of mystery and apocalyptic dread. I think a movie like Monster, a sorta apocalyptic monster film that sorta followed a few people roaming through the forests did this concept well. In The Earth, however, did not. Just felt meaningless and pointless and was just an excuse for non-dialogue that thes indie filmmakers like so much.

The last 20 minutes was kinda coool. But not worth what you put into it. I really wanted to walk out of this one.

The world is in the midst of a deadly virus, scientist Martin Lowery is joined by park ranger Alma, the pair head into a forest looking for equipment, where they encounter Zach.

I was really looking forward to this, a good cast, an interesting script, and a relevant theme, as it was made during the Covid 19 pandemic.

Very atmospheric and visually quite appealing, it had some plus points, including the acting, Squires and Fry were good, Reece Shearsmith was particularly zany as Zach.

Very much out of that arthouse style, it's very avantgarde, a style that will appeal to some, and equally irritate others.

It's slow in parts, and does seem to take an age to get going, but when it does, it's actually quite entertaining, Zach makes for a good villain, and there's enough intrigue and suspense to keep you entertained.

Weird, but entertaining, 6/10.

I watch a lot of bad movies. But every once in a while a movie comes along that makes me so angry. A movie that makes me wonder who made it and what were they thinking?

I like weird movies. I like smart, deep and ambitious movies. But this movie is straight nonsense. Utter madness. It's an attempt to be weird and different and out-there without any effort in grounding it in any logic. All abstract with nothing concrete to hold onto. Pretentious to the max.

During this movie, I asked myself the following questions. What is this even about? Can we move forward or have any kind of story progression? What is the point of all this madness? Why is this movie still going? Why am I still watching this? Is there even the slightest chance there will be something redeeming at the end if I wait it out? (No!)

The only things I liked were the cinematography, the atmosphere and a few practical effects. But my anger wouldn't allow me to give this 2 stars. (1 viewing, 1/23/2022)

Not great but good enough. It's like a pseudoscientific art movie with some horror and absurdity mixed in. Reminds me a lot of Annihilation (2018). By no means boring or waste of time as the other comments seem to suggest. Beautiful at times.

1 out of 5 stars.

The film is one of the worst. Plot about a pandemic virus. And researchers in the middle of the forests. And strange things in the forest. Nothing else more. Plot is boring. The acting is stale. The script and direction is dull. The movie is weird and lacks the horror and entertaining value to even sit through this.

Interconnectivity presented through a psilocybin induced fever dream of a movie. Definitely not for everyone, (apparent through the one sided reviews), but those who know Ben Wheatley will know this going in.

While not his greatest effort I think it's a flawed but solid little folk horror. All the performances were fine (just fine) and the setting and hallucinatory scenes work well. Good atmosphere with a little cringey gore thrown in.

Getting anything made like this during the pandemic must've been hell so I'm impressed. Just wish I could have seen it in a cinema because I've got a feeling the sound design would've been an experience.

6.3 from me.

Great idea, executed poorly.

I'd like to think the jarring and choppy way the dialogue was written, was intentional, giving the first half of the film an uncomfortable thriller air about it.

We were totally on-board with this weird ride, with the proviso that there would actually be some pay off at the end, where unfortunately there was not.

Mild spoilers: Like many others have said, the film goes downhill once the pair escape their tormentor. The use of lights and sound could have been effective but they were over used, making it impossible for most, to actually look at the screen for a larger portion of the 3rd act. Then there is simply no ending, with so much build up, this just leaves you feeling unsatisfied.

A very recent take on one of Britain's more successful subgenres, the folk horror (that has given us important films, from masterpieces like "The Wicker Man" to modern takes like "Eden Lake"). The movie combines paganistic rituals with a very contemporary fear of viruses and the deaths caused by them, and for about 2/3 of the running time it really creates a very attractive, mysterious and engaging story, but the last third ends up being a little more of a disappointment. It's still recommended.

Like too many horror films of late, weirdness is a stand-in for coherence and story. Mumbo jumbo about a big rock that supposedly talks to humans. Very, very slow film that's ultimately pointless.

This movie is a trip! It's for people who saw Annihilation (2018) and thought "pretty good... could be weirder though". I wondered if writer/ director could be the British Ari Aster after I saw his film Kill List but after seeing this I'd double down on that comparison. It's kind of survival/ folk horror with a surreal psilocybin coating and I was captivated the entire time. I also completely understand why many of the more meat and potatoes horror fans hate this thing. It's not at all for everyone.

Ben Wheatley's 'In the Earth' can be a little perplexing in its explanations, but it doesn't take away from the uncomfortable and tense atmosphere that the film successfully creates through its exposition. It strikes an excellent mix of brilliant visual concepts and impressive harmony between photography and Clint Mansell's beautiful, spine-tingling soundtrack. As with Wheatley's other films, this one has a cold, documentary-like quality to it. Even with all of this, Reece Shearsmith's performance still shines.

Major strobe/flashing warning. I'm not hyperboling when I say that I almost had a seizure, and some of the effects going on made it so unwatchable. I literally had to close my eyes. The most frustrating part is that, there was little to no point having these flashes.

The concept sounded interesting, and there were ideas in there that could have gone places, but they fell short. There is a lot of things going on that do not really link up. There's a virus or something so they wear masks? Some magic research? Add some loose science in there.

When it's not flashing lights and imagines at you, it's a slow burn. It was honestly terrible arthouse stuff that was nonsensical.

In the Earth can feel dull at times and it's lack of answers is extremely unsatisfying but it has enough individual parts that work to make it a good and unique horror movie. Joel Fry, Reece Shearsmith and Ellora Torchia all give great performances. There are some extremely disturbing moments and oddly funny parts. Ben Wheatley's direction is really good even if some of his stylistic choices really don't work. The music by Clint Mansell is amazing.

Recently in vogue are tales of the Earth having some mysterious consciousness - I think. Especially popular are rooting systems like fungi (See the similar & better film "Gaia".) We have a couple of scientists living in the woods with a lot of not believable power consuming strobe lights & sound analyzing equipment. Why & how it all got there - who knows. Film time is mostly flashing strobe lights, weird sound effects & kaleidoscope patterns - why? Who knows. Warning: If you're epileptic; don't watch. Four actors; some tents & tech equipment was the extent of the script.

A frightening, gruesome and irregular interpretation of the 'place we call home' conjuring a reaction to the parasites that seek to inadvertently destroy it. Great performances, sound editing and direction.

When I read the synopsis for this 2021 movie, I have to admit that I was intrigued and the plot sounded interesting. And with it being a horror movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I found the time to sit down to watch writer and director's Ben Wheatley movie.

Well, I managed to suffer through just under one hour of the ordeal that is otherwise known as "In the Earth", then I just threw the towel into the ring and gave up. This movie was so unfathomably boring and pointless. And I have to say that you have to forget everything you read in the synopsis, because it plays absolutely no real part in the actual movie.

The events that took place through the hour that I suffered through just had nothing to offer in terms of entertainment, and needless to say that the storyline was just so abysmal and boring that no matter what transpired on the screen it just wasn't sufficient to alleviate for the shortcomings of the movie.

The plot was boring and pointless, and so were the characters. Sure, they had gotten some good actors and actresses for the movie, but the error here was that the performers had nothing solid to work with in terms of script and characters. Reece Shearsmith - playing Zach - really carried the movie with his performance, though he could only do so much to salvage the train wreck that is "In the Earth".

Visually then "In the Earth" is a strange movie, and I assume that if you are high on mushrooms or some kind of psychedelics' then you will probably enjoy the odd visuals that permeate the movie. But if you sit down to watch a proper horror movie, then "In the Earth" was just a massive swing and a miss.

Even with having watched an hour of this movie, I sat there with a feeling of 'is this really it?' and 'what a waste of my time this was' as I got up to end the torment.

This is definitely not a movie that I will recommend you waste your time, money or effort on. Some of us suffered through this ordeal in full or parts so you don't have to.

My rating of the 2021 movie "In the Earth" lands on a massively disappointing three out of ten stars.

This release from Ben Wheatley seems to have gone under the radar, and having just watched it, it's not hard to see why. Not too many people will be satisfied with it. It has an intriguing premise, some further cool ideas, but it doesn't come together very well in the end. It reminded me of the director's own "A Field in England", which also had an overdose of hallucinatory shots to baffle even the most patient viewer. There's more to "In the Earth" than that, though, which might make it all the more disappointing that it doesn't come together in the end.

I hated it! I liked Sator, Gaia, Caveat, Honeydew and many other arthouse horror movies but this one is such a ridiculous film. Whose idea was making people watch those floodlights going on and off half of the movie, I could not even look at the screen. I wish I never heard about this.

First post lockdown trip to the cinema and this was a great experience. Its amazing how this film got made under the restrictions but much of it taking place in the woods would have helped. I felt like there were lots of themes and ideas happening which I may have missed but there was a more straightforward lost in the wilderness horror story which was very well done. A highly effective, frightening score and some brilliant visuals as well as some excellent performances made this a great return to the big screen for me.

1) And the negative reviewers are spot on. I just happened to not mind the artsy vignettes, LSD flashes and the overall vibe. The misty important thing was that unlike current films, the characters weren't annoying or spewing amateur political vitriol. The lead guy was abysmally low on testosterone throughout and the lead lady has to literally carry him around, quite hilarious actually.

2) It's low budget but is trying to reach higher than it is capable of. Certain story structures are lost amidst the obsession with ambience and audio (Did the weird forest couple plan this together? Not much is said about it)

Some decent cinematography and nice early build of suspense. Then it gets bizarre, not necessarily bad in a horror film. Then it goes off the rails, dumb as hell, and tries its best to give you a damn seizure. Ending sucks, nothing rewarding or redeeming here! Avoid this at all costs, pretty sure this movie gave me a headache! The acting is decent but overall complete trash! Not worthy of a movie theater and I wouldn't even put my TV through that!!!

"Can you feel him now? In the earth?"

***To hook your attention, me (Sawyer), a person who is rarely shook, was kind of freak out by this movie***

Hi! It's been over a week and I have not stopped thinking about In the Earth. As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run. Through the night, their journey becomes a terrifying voyage through the heart of darkness, the forest coming to life around them. Ben Wheatley is typically a hit or miss kind of director. I've only seen Free Fire so I can't really expand upon this. In the Earth premiered at Sundance this year, however, we decided to skip it considering most people's thoughts on Wheatley's movies. Many are considering this to be a return-to-form movie. And many are saying this is the worst movie they've ever seen. After seeing this opening night, I immediately went back to the theater the next day because it stuck with me so much and I needed answers. In the Earth will not be everybody and probably won't resonate with most, but I found a lot to like with it. The premise is quite simple in setup. We get this eco-horror eerie feel and we know something bad is going to happen. Though Wheatley put out a list of movies that inspired it and Annihilation, Midsommar, and The Ritual (which I actually watched right after seeing this) weren't included, they all had to have been. They are similar in concept and style. For some, the beginning will feel slow but I think it goes by pretty fast. Slowly it grows into something more terrifying. By the end, everything breaks loose. It has one of those endings that is absolutely chaos to the point you don't know what to think of it. The whole time I was gripping the arms of my seat. Intensity works in its favor and Wheatley knows how to get to your core whether it's through visuals or sound design.

The small cast does a great job, you can't deny that. We're with Martin (Joel Fry) and Alma (Ellora Torchia) for a significant amount of the runtime. If they're attached to any horror projects in the future I would love to see them. We've seen Torchia in Midsommar before and she proves to take acting to the next level. She's by far my favorite part of the whole movie. Fun fact: In the Earth was conceived, written, and produced all during quarantine. They actually shot the movie over a course of 12 days (I believe) so when you see the final product it's amazing to see what was all accomplished. There are a few technical aspects that could've used some fine tuning. Two cameras were used during shooting. One of them has really nice quality and the other looks like it was shot on iPhone. Not very often are those shots used but it's very noticeable and sort of distracting at times. Also, a few times the editing didn't necessarily work and there's seconds of black screen when it could've easily gone straight to the next shot. As story goes, I like it. Some of the dialogue isn't as good as it could be but I can live with it. My biggest concern with the story is what it has to say. Wheatley has a message to be said about human and nature, but it's not clear enough to see what exactly he wants to say. And when it comes to the demonic nature of the story, not much is clarified, which is where some audiences didn't like it. Part of the reason I went to see it again was to figure out what was actually happening, especially towards the end. I now know a little more than I did on first viewing, but I still am not sure what actually happened. I'd love for Wheatley or someone to digest everything so we can have some clarity to what it all means.

Now you can learn why this freaked me out a bit. The movie is designed to make you feel disoriented. Before it starts, there's a message on the screen explaining how there's a significant amount of flashing lights that could be a concern to those prone to epileptic episodes. I love the use of flashing lights because you get some amazing visuals, but I thought I was going to have a seizure. Adding to this, there's also a constant droning bass to make you feel uneasy. Part of the story has to do with the connection from humans to ecosystem using lights and bass. Plants do communicate through frequencies using their roots and that's how the score is built. Clint Mansell crafted an excellent score to make it feel both like a midnight movie and get you on edge. Back to the bass, there's that and feedback that's extremely loud. Some moments I thought my eardrums were about to burst. The sound and flashing lights are so intense and effective that about half of the people in the theater (granted it was about 10 of us) left. The editing (not the bad stuff I mentioned before) for the "horror" scenes and especially the end are very fast cut and well edited to further this effect. I left the theater feeling like I was going to be sick. Rarely do you get this kind of experience with a movie. The story isn't that scary where most of my fear came from that. It's all with how it makes you feel. I saw this in a fancy theater with a bigger screen, louder sound, and all that jazz. I'm not sure how you could watch this movie in your house on a TV. Really, In the Earth is meant to be seen in a theater. Most theaters aren't playing the movie solely because it's an indie flick that most haven't even heard of, so the opportunity to view this how it should be is very limited. Can I recommend In the Earth? To that I would say it depends on the person. It's a very mixed bag and it all depends on your views of horror and how you handle those effects. I like In the Earth. It's a movie like no other and will constantly be in the back of my head.