![]() While inside the house I got the feeling of freedom, but also a deep loneliness inside of John. The hole felt dark, cold, and scary, but also camaraderie with the family. The cinematography difference between the scenes in the hole and the scenes in the house really helped to tell the story. I was interested in the main story and eager to see what was going to happen. Not perfect by any means, I still enjoyed the movie as a whole. John And The Hole is not what I was expecting at all, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. That whole part seemed bizarre and strange and completely off track. Without it, the pacing would be much better. This part is not necessary at all and takes away from the movie as a whole. I wasn’t really sure what genre it was supposed to be, and I don’t think the director knows either.Įvery time the movie cut out to go to the little girl, her mother, and the “fable” I lost interest. I was expecting this movie to be creepy and while it starts off that way, it quickly loses focus. Is it a horror? A dark comedy? A thriller? Unfortunately, I just don’t know. Although, the middle did seem to drag a little. My biggest issue is that John And The Hole is clearly a confused film with seemingly no direction. Watching John come up with excuse after excuse to keep his secret safe worked for me. From anger and not wanting to eat what is brought to them, telling John he will be in big trouble, to enjoying themselves a little, and stopping to yell for help when they realize no one can hear them. When focusing on the family in the hole, the movie shows their progression as well. Of course he enjoyed the freedom for the first few days, but a kid needs their parents. This feels like a natural progression and I was really happy they included him feeling like the house as too empty. As the movie goes on, he starts to get lonely so he invites a friend to stay with him. I love that this boy has decided he doesn’t need his family and dumps them in a hole. He uses the family money to buy whatever he wants, he drives his father’s car around town, and he leaves the house a mess with endless fast food restaurant wrappers. He returns from time to time to give them food, water, and blankets, but for the most part he goes on living his life as a spoiled little boy. This gives John an idea and for some unknown reason he drugs his parents and sister, drags them into the woods, and dumps them in the hole. Turns out it is the start of a bunker, but it was never completed. Toward the beginning of the movie young John finds a hole in the ground and asks his parents about it. Throughout the film there are snippets of a mother telling a daughter a fable, called John And The Hole, which never quite fits in or makes sense. There were parts that I really enjoyed, I just wish it had been more focused. That isn’t to say this movie is all bad, because it isn’t. ![]() I expected this to be a creepy thriller that would have me on the edge of my seat the whole time and instead it was a whole lot of watching an entitled kid want to do whatever he wants. John And The Hole was one of my most anticipated movies for the Sundance Film Festival 2021, but did it live up to my expectations? Sadly no. It left me with a lot of questions, but I didn’t hate it. John And The Hole has an intriguing premise but it is not without its faults.
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