the hole tell the story of an abandoned war bunker hidden deep in the eglish countryside and the four teenager who want to spend a few day in it party and sound like fun to me . liz dunn ( thora birch ) have a huge crush on mike steel ( desmond harrington ) the son of an american rock star so arrange the unorthodox gathering and invite her friend frankie ( keira knightley ) and her boyfriend geoff ( laurence fox ) who happen to be best mate with mike and liz reckons she will score with mike no problem . however thing do not go accord to plan a when they try to leave the bunker they discover the hatch be lock tight . they slowly realise they be trap and they be run out of water and food and soon the bickering and argue begin a they wait in hope for someone to rescue them from the hole . this english production be direct by nick hamm and i think the hole be a top notch thriller . the script by ben court and caroline ip be base on the novel after the hole by guy burt and be grip and clever and engaging . it move along at a nice pace and it have some nice twist and turn while it one of those film which really come together during the final 10 minute when the truth be finally reveal and it may not come a the big shock in the cinematic world but it effective and satisfy and you will be think about it whether you like it or not and it tie up everything that have go before really well . the character be good and well flesh out and they do not seem too clichéd and they be quite likable unlike most american horror or thriller that rely on teen . on the negative side it a film which i would not want to watch again in a hurry simply because once the twist be reveal the film impact be all but lose and i just couldn not get my head around liz a a character or her supposed motivation . ok she come out of the situation like some sort of genius who play the system and the scared little girl routine perfectly but would anyone really have cause all that suffer and hurt which eventually lead to your best friend die just so some bloke would notice them . i have a fantastic friend name kelly and i know for a fact i wouldn not be able to sit by and watch her in pain slowly die no matter what the reason and i find it hard to believe anyone could do what liz do to someone they care for and it would kill me to see kelly or anyone i like suffer for any reason . anyway and despite not be able to get my head around this aspect of the hole that well i still think it good entertainment and it different and it memorable and i like it a fair bit . director hamm do a good job and he doesn not seem to go for out and out scare but the film have a nice atmosphere to it . he keep the pace go while maintain the mystery element of the plot so a to keep you guess and for such a simple idea it all work rather well in my opinion . there not much in the way of gore or violence and there a disgusting toilet crawl with maggot but that as gross a it get . accord tot he imdb the hole have an estimated budget of £4 and 158 and 370 which sound a very odd figure to just be an estimate . anyway and i be a bit surprised because that actually sound like quite a lot of money to me at almost $ 8 and 000 and 000 and consider there no big name actor and no special effect and only two or three location and functional rather than spectacular production design it seem a lot . shot entirely in england . the acting be good and there be one or two moment where it might have be good but for a largely unknown cast they do ok. the hole be an effective little thriller that i thought be well worth watch although probably not more than once . i like it and it ain not perfect by any mean but it something a bit different and it definitely get a recommendation from me .