Review of Spiderhole

Emma Griffiths Malin and Amy Noble are quite good in this horror/torture thingy that doesn't quite understand what it wants to be when it grows up. The plot is hamfisted even for a low budget horror, but the production design and musical score seem to be the product of a great deal of thought which is welcome. Unfortunately every move the characters make have the audience thinking "why would you do something as silly as that", which does give you an idea about the poorly paced plot, and the tacked on and terribly unbelievable ending. The suspense of who was doing this to these kids and why drags on far too long, and the ending really doesn't tell you anything. Except for the two final girls, I cannot imagine anyone sitting through this more than one time. I thought it was going to be a supernatural movie, and got a shock when it turned out to be torture which I prefer to avoid. It's only a 4/10 for me, and watch out for the waiting room.