You won't be disappointed!

Lack of good storyline.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

I found "The Canal" to be quite comedic in its crafting, having laughed several times while trying to take it seriously, not because it wasn't scary, but at the production value itself.I admire Rupert Evans as an actor, but he couldn't save his fellow cast members from doing what probably they shouldn't have been doing in the first place, starting of with the kid's strange accent and ending with the teen nanny's unrealistic acting.Apart from that, I felt that the film editing was awful, with cuts and scene transitions that were completely random, furthermore the sound edition was not the best either. The writing didn't help the movie, although some scenes were written to be at most engaging, noting the hole in the wall scenes in particular.This movie isn't one of those "it's so bad it's good" and neither a decent horror film, I wouldn't recommended even for a mock night with friends.

David (Rupert Evans, somewhat bland) is a film archivist who seems to be having some doubts about his marriage to Alice (Hannah Hoekstra) when he starts to suspect her having an affair with a co-worker. He also stumbles upon some footage at work of a murder that took place not only in his neighborhood, but in the house they share, and he comes to find that the gory deed was done by a husband driven insane by his wife's infidelity. When he confirms his own wife's tryst (in graphic detail) he starts to really go off the deep end… but is it demonic possession or just straight up insanity?This movie does a good job at blurring that line between a more classic horror movie full of jump scares and a psychological thriller where you witness someone's descent into madness. You really aren't sure which is which for a vast majority of the movie, which really adds some interesting complexity to it. It has some of the same appeals of a possession/haunting movie — the idea that there's some malevolent force at work is terrifying. But the thought that maybe it's his own mind at work is almost more scary.It's a fairly low budget film, but there were some truly scary moments done that didn't rely much on special effects — one in particular while David is Skyping with his son, Billy (Calum Heath), when a shadowy figure rose from the corner.I thought it got a little repetitive at times, and the attempted romance from David's co- worker, Claire (the adorable Antonia Campbell-Hughes), felt forced and awkward. The ending was HORRIFIC, to say the least (those images aren't leaving my brain anytime soon), but I didn't think it really matched the rest of the movie, both in style and in graphic goriness. It was like it had this slow burn for 90% and then it ramped up to 100mph REAL QUICK. But the literal last scene I thought had a good amount of creepiness.Overall I think it was a good blend of genres, and definitely a good amount of psychological creepiness.

Have seen this movie at local film festival last year. Because I have never heard of this director, or any Irish movie, I decided to give it a try and I am glad to say that "The Canal" is worth watching.The story reminds me of similar movie with a bigger budget. "Sinister" from 2012 with Ethan Hawke. "The Canal"'s story follows David, an archivist of retro movies who lives with his son and a wife. He receives a movie that shows that his house was the site of a murder scene one century ago. But, it seems that David is not concerned about the information that he learned. So, when he becomes more troubled by the prospect of phantom presence, he deteriorates mentally. Rupert Evans acts very well physically and mentally in this picture. It's very easy to see him as an average man, filled with hidden anger. Also it has nice cinematography and editing(shots when we see what David sees and then in the next shot we see that there is nothing). Movie's story also shows us a lot of flashbacks and a good end. Would give it 7/10. horror fiction ever written. Also it has very nice plot twist at the end. Would recommend watching it! 7/10

This movie is garbage it is nothing but a waste of time simply put. I will not ruin the ending for those of you who want to subject yourselves to a movie playing off the oldest movie trope ever in 2014 no less. Once you get halfway through this film know that what you think this movie is going to end like is exactly correct it is over done. If you think this movie will pull itself out of the gutters on the last moments, you are wrong it is about exactly the way you predicted. This movie is predictable straight from 30 minutes in and you think that it couldn't possibly go there because it is so over done but it actually has the gall to do it. Its pathetic and i don't understand how it was publicized at all, this movie has already been made hundreds of times over. PLease do not waste your time it is utter garbage and does not even deserve its current ratings with people trying to come up with a defense for a poorly written movie. 1 out of 10 never watch again!