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The Hollow Child

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.8K
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Hannah Cheramy in The Hollow Child (2017)
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Body HorrorFolk HorrorDramaHorrorMysteryThriller

A troubled foster teen, Samantha, works to expose a dangerous supernatural impostor in her new family and rescue her foster sister.A troubled foster teen, Samantha, works to expose a dangerous supernatural impostor in her new family and rescue her foster sister.A troubled foster teen, Samantha, works to expose a dangerous supernatural impostor in her new family and rescue her foster sister.

  • Director
    • Jeremy Lutter
  • Writer
    • Ben Rollo
  • Stars
    • Jess McLeod
    • Hannah Cheramy
    • John Emmet Tracy
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    1.8K
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    • Director
      • Jeremy Lutter
    • Writer
      • Ben Rollo
    • Stars
      • Jess McLeod
      • Hannah Cheramy
      • John Emmet Tracy
    • 31User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Jess McLeod
    Jess McLeod
    • Samantha
    • (as Jessica McLeod)
    Hannah Cheramy
    Hannah Cheramy
    • Olivia
    John Emmet Tracy
    John Emmet Tracy
    • Garrett
    Jana Mitsoula
    Jana Mitsoula
    • Liz
    Genevieve Buechner
    Genevieve Buechner
    • Emily
    Connor Stanhope
    Connor Stanhope
    • Logan
    Johannah Newmarch
    Johannah Newmarch
    • Alison
    Craig March
    Craig March
    • Detective Zeke
    Mamie Laverock
    Mamie Laverock
    • Young Alison
    Laiken Laverock
    • Janie
    Camille Atebe
    Camille Atebe
    • Principal Hanley
    Yvette Dudley-Neuman
    Yvette Dudley-Neuman
    • Mrs. Denman
    Trevor Lerner
    Trevor Lerner
    • Employee
    • Director
      • Jeremy Lutter
    • Writer
      • Ben Rollo
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    User reviews31

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    7greenbayjex

    Slow But worth it

    Sam the main character is very misunderstood by some dumb parents. Olivia the little demon child gets away with everything. I enjoyed it. But kinda slow.
    4TheLittleSongbird

    It's not the child that's hollow

    Saw 'The Hollow Child', being fond of horror/thriller regardless of budget (even if not my favourite genre) and being intrigued somewhat by the idea. Being behind on my film watching and reviewing, with a long to watch and review list that keeps getting longer, it took me a while to get round to watching and reviewing it.

    Giving 'The Hollow Child' a fair chance with being interest and apprehension, it turned out to be far better than expected. Won't say that 'The Hollow Child' is a great film because it isn't and the potential, while not wasted, is not fully lived up to. Considering the large number of films seen recently being mediocre and less and wasting potential, was expecting worse and was relieved that while wanting in a fair few areas it was actually one of my better recent low-budget viewings.

    'The Hollow Child' started off quite well, the first twenty minutes or so starting the film off on a promising, unsettling and atmospheric note that really does intrigue.

    Production values did have some eeriness and nowhere near as cheap as expected, and the music, which not the most memorable in the world, didn't detract from the atmosphere.

    The setting is effectively spooky. There are spooky and suspenseful moments and it isn't dull. The direction doesn't feel phoned in and the storytelling in some of the first half does intrigue.

    However, the story was severely wanting in the second half after starting off promisingly. It is very disjointed and after the promising start the final third especially loses atmosphere, one loses interest and things start to not make sense and gets increasingly jumbled. Too much of the film is vague and doesn't explore some elements and story strands enough, some dropped soon after being introduced, go nowhere or serve much point.

    Ending is unsatisfying, on top of feeling hasty there are too many loose ends hanging in the air. Got the sense that the writers didn't know how to end the film. Would have liked much more tension and suspense, scares could have been more consistent and some weren't surprising enough.

    Found too the script to lack natural flow and with a bit of cheese going on, and the characters bland with some adopting some annoying and not always logical decision making. The support acting especially (the leads had their moments) is even more problematic than the second half's storytelling, at best it was poor and too often terrible.

    Overall, lacklustre but not a waste. 4/10 Bethany Cox
    7tyasteele

    This was surprisingly good

    The haters will hate. As a film lover and director myself, the script was good, directing was good, story was executed well. It was suspenseful and the editor gets props from me.
    4sjalkarjadottir

    Good idea, bad movie

    In a way .. this movie reminded me on "Changeling" .. which had a similar premise .. as in .. an imposter child (but without any demonic or supernatural context)

    Now .. about the movie, why would i say it is "bad"?

    The story itself is quite traditional, and a classic tale of replacing a loved one with a malicious imposter .. kind of a tale to explain changes in character, estranged friends or family members etc. ... but the movie falls into so many tropes and pitfalls.

    The main one is .. as in sooo many suspense and horror movies .. the bad communication between the characters. We are to believe that the only exchange of information is the one we see .. when the story jumps over several days, if not weeks. So either the family really doesn t talk much at all, or they manage to avoid any deeper topics completely.

    The time we do see them communicate, they do their very best to NOT tell each other anything informative about something very important that had just happened in their life. I find such behaviour too much to believe in most horror movies, hence ... lazy; - because it makes the story avoid more complex and intelligent ways to still put the protagonists in danger.

    Instead we get a very stereotypical .. very 101 story without surprises.

    Its a shame .. all in all, i found the "Changeling" more disturbing and in a way .. suspenseful than "The hollow child" .. considering that Changeling is a crime/drama .. and Hollow Child is suspense/horror .. this is not a very good thing.

    The acting was OK, but the characters were way too one dimensional and stereotypical.

    I am afraid to say that i would rate this movie below average for utmost laziness. It is one among thousands .. without any outstanding quality.
    4thund3rlight

    A good start..

    It started off well but the last 30 minutes just ruined the whole movie. The computer-generated imagery is pretty bad , it looks cheap and someone who has very little knowledge in creating CGI was hired for these effects in this particular movie, don't get me wrong, it's not the first and probably not the last horror movie with bad effects , we've seen it in many new horror movies, poor CGI makes movies less real and barely watchable, this movie is no exception. The movie plot is just okay, we've seen it already, don't expect something new, don't expect something extraordinary, watch it if you're an horror enthusiast, but if you're someone who can't stand poorly made horrors, just skip this movie and find another one to watch.

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      Samantha: We could... play a game. Hide and seek?

      Olivia: I'm hiding first!

    • Soundtracks
      THEY HAUNT MINDS
      Written by Phil Jones, Peter Sacco, Michael Thomas Holmes, Ryan Fitzgerald, & Jeremy Gilmartin

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    • Release date
      • June 15, 2018 (Vietnam)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Hollow Ones
    • Production company
      • Broken Mirror Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,719
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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