![]() ![]() ![]() You'll probably be in the dark about the exact mythology and meaning of these creatures unless you're already familiar with Irish folklore. Still, Adam persists, and sure enough, he, Clare and their child are subsequently attacked by various creatures of the night. Hardy and co-writer Felipe Marino take their sweet time in setting up Adam's research and the hostile natives that warn him against poking around an Irish forest-one supposedly haunted by banshees, sprites and other menacing fairy tale monsters. We spend a lot of time with Adam ( Joseph Mawle), an arborologist investigating a mysterious black fungus, and his wife Clare ( Bojana Novakovic), but never really learn what makes them tick beyond skepticism and love for each other. ![]() Since characters ultimately feel incidental in "The Hallow," the slowest part of the film is its set-up. But when the film is fixated on body horror transformations and home invasion thrills, "The Hallow" earns comparisons to Raimi's genre milestone. "The Hallow" isn't fueled by the same manic energy as "The Evil Dead," so it understandably flags whenever it's not mining deep pockets of unnerving violence. Still, once you get over that hump, "The Hallow" is mostly compelling thanks to its over-determined focus on the shape and texture of its central haunted house location, especially waxy mottled skin, pus-and-blood-infected wounds and rapidly-putrefying wood-floorboards. ![]()
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