I really enjoy a fish out of water story, especially when the fish has no damn idea how bad it's gonna get! Filmed in Ireland, the beautiful environment is greatly removed from most of our comings and goings, and sets up a slow burn that's well worth the 97 minutes. It's the all too familiar fear of loss, inside an inescapable struggle for survival against that which refuses to leave the shadows - that makes this movie a top 20 on my list. It's 28 Days Later meets The Ritual. Get it!

Slow and soggy, nothing you can be afraid of, no one you can root for… a bit of a fail on all accounts.

Great building sense of menace that lapsed into silliness later on. Bearable

Great creature feature! Some real nerve racking moments and I loved the practical effects.

I found this movie very entertaining and so so creepy. So wish there was a sequel because the ending was a perfect seqway to have one.

Forgettable, predictable, and just not a very good movie... the special effects were okay and the acting was decent, but the story itself wasn't compelling and the character development was non existent.. do yourself a favor and find something better.

This was a wonderful take on all the Fair Folk legends and myths of Britain and Ireland, not to mention the visual effects! Definitely a must see if you are a fan of sci fi and fairy tales both.

Better than alot of stuff coming out 13 years later .

A family moves into a remote house in Ireland to survey a strange fungus infesting the nearby forest. They soon have a hostile reception from the locals who believe the new neighbours are disturbing malevolent entities. "The Hallow" is an effective combo of two horror subgenres: Irish folklore and body transformation. The audience will find real terror in this forest inhabited by ancient evil creatures.

Kept me entertained. The creatures were kind of cool but overall the movie was fairly forgettable.

Boring snooze fest. Turned it off because I lost interest about 30 min in.

This film looked good and was competently crafted with solid acting and creature effects. However it was exceptionally predictable and really didn't do anything that left any kind of impression.

It's starts well enough and the first half of the movie makes you think this is another modern day Irish classic horror. But and it is a big but - the whole thing runs out of steam (or script perhaps) and most of the second half is taken up with an overpadded, overblown and (as it wears on and grates) unterrifying finale.

The atmosphere is pretty cool but this film lacks in so many other aspects.

Saw this on a list of underrated/unknown horror films and thought the premise sounded good so decided to check it out. This is sort of a gothic fairy tale with a contemporary skin. Set in Ireland, it takes the nature vs. humans concept and pits ancient forest spirits against the humans who invade and defile their land. There's some really nice use of practical effects (which we don't see enough of these days) and creepy visuals, with only a slight amount of dodgy CGI which isn't particularly noticeable. Felt like they could have spent more time building some tension and I'm a bit disappointed with the overall execution. However, it's probably worth watching if you're a horror fan, even if just for those lovely practical effects.

A gothic Fairytale come to life this horror is a that is better than the sum of it's parts but it's still a underrated gem in the fantasy sub genre.

What could of been handled well in terms of setting and basic idea behind the monster, was destroyed by horribly slow pacing, terrible scene angles and novice-like jump scares. I think I rolled my eyes every 5 minutes at the waste of so much potential. I immediately felt as if this film was inspired by Insidious, with in terms the baby's interaction and the small appearances of the perpetrator. I felt that the villager's interactions could of been more thought out and important at the beginning of the movie, but played out so unrealistically. The main actor who played the husband made it so incredibly dull to watch. I highly recommend any horror fans out there to please avoid this film, for you are wasting your time.

Mediocre in every way.

Probably will be super boring for anyone who watches plenty of horror. Uses every horror trope in the book and while it has a decent premise and potential to be a good film its bogged down by cheap scares and overused cliches. Quite a shame as its been on my watch list for a while. 6.5

Quite Scary, great creature design, pretty good story, good acting definately recommend it.