A lot of fun.

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Awesome practical effects and very good production design. There are some great visuals and gross out scenes, along with a fitting soundtrack and solid lighting. Where the movie loses it a little for me is in the script and acting. Clunky exposition, thin characters, acting that's not quite there... it all makes the whole fall flatter than it should with such amazing technical work.

Ok, it's simple : I don't understand that movie. It looks like they took a few ideas from another movies (The Thing, Hellraiser...) and tried to mix them up.The problem is : that can't be working. People tells nonsense lines, there is no continuity between the scenes displayed, the whole script is nonsense at all.The young cop acts like an idiot, the old cop doesn't act when he needs to. The old doctor is...well, what exactly is he ? It looks like he's behind everything, but that does not appear clearly.Oh, I lied in my review title : actually, there is one thing that's very good ! At the almost end, when the old man is attacked by the newly born monster : I laughed out loud ^^ Of course, it's a stupid scene, but was done in a funny way, even it's not what they wanted to show us !In the very last end, I thought "what the duck I just watched here ?!?"

I caught The Void on Netflix, and if you've attempted to watch any of the independent horror films on there, you know that the vast majority are slow, meandering, and a general waste of time. The Void succeeds where these films fail. It doesn't have a long drawn out prologue. It isn't an ugly, desaturated borefest. It doesn't have mopey annoying characters that are a pain to follow. It successfully avoids all the trappings of the modern genre to bring us a film that is a real gem. One of The Void's biggest strengths is the pacing. Aside from a few quiet moments sprinkled throughout for character development, the film throws you into the action and doesn't let up until the finale. It also continually ramps up the stakes, constantly creating new and refreshing scenarios and set pieces. The characters and acting are all very good as well. There's no unjustified assholes or characters that exist solely to be annoying. Everyone feels like a real person being thrown into this situation, so while you don't get a lot of backstory or character development you immediately understand where everyone is coming from and are easily able to relate and empathize with all of them. The practical special-effects are a big selling point with this film. I don't want to give away all the fun, so I'll merely say that they are ambitious and flawlessly executed. I know there is CGI used to touch up some things, remove wires and puppeteers, etc, but when something horrific is happening on screen it's also happening right in front of the actors. That adds so much to the believability and immersion of the film. The filmmakers primary background is in makeup and special effects, working on everything from IT (2017), Crimson Peak, The Shape of Water, and the Hannibal tv series, and they really utilize their full skill set with this film.Because of it's rural setting, isolated location, and lack of cell phones and computers, the film effectively creates a timeless quality, but is likely meant to be a period piece, taking place in the late 1980s. The film draws a great deal of inspiration from the films of that era. Certain moments seem very much like a slasher film while others delve into the pseudo-Lovecraftian cosmic horror of movies like Hellraiser and the Thing. While some of these inspirations are very obvious and transparent they're done very lovingly and always provide a fresh spin on what's being presented. In short, The Void is a great flick. If you're a horror fan, it's a must see, and even if you're not the biggest horror hound, it is an artfully constructed, extremely engaging movie that is still well worth your time.

If the producers and director of this movie are going to make a film this convoluted and non-cohesive out of some sort of desire to make an homage, then I get to write a consumer review that accurately describes this mess!This movie has so many disparate parts of other horror movies thrown together to constitute a separate movie that defies description due to its inconceivable plot lines. Is it horror? Yes, Its a horrible film because it tries to be something its not. Is it science fiction? Yes, its scientifically a bad movie!The dialogue (script) is a mess------lots of superfluous use of yelling and the "F" word, to no practical benefit. There is gore, but that does not sustain a movie.This movie seems to have been made not for the enjoyment of the movie viewers, but to satisfy the movie makers desires to be seen as in the same company as "iconic" horror storytellers from the past------storytellers who are no longer relevant to consumer tastes.I won't name these former icons of horror filmmaking because that is what the makers of "The Void" want in comparison of their effort.The Void is aptly titled because their are several voids in the plot. Any reasonable viewer is left wondering, "What the hell is that included for", or "What just happened?'There is absolutely no redeeming quality to this film. Given that, examine the hyperbole and scores used by the paid reviewers and production crew ro celebrate this movie. You will see the corruption that IMDb has fostered.Its alarming that IMDb has allowed paid reviewers or people affiliated with the production to hijack the reviews to promote this movie among others. It seems to be part of the movie -making process today to include post-production positive reviews on IMDb as part of the marketing. Its dishonest!