Review of In the Earth (2021) by Dawdlingpoet — 17 Apr 2022

This is pretty typical Ben Wheatley fare, quite trippy, a bit like 'that scene' in A Field in England, only this is contemporary. It does, however, centre on folk horror, with old folklore stories retold.

It is pretty immersive at times and I should probably point out that strobe lighting is used at times, so if you have photo sensitive epilepsy then you may be best avoiding this film for that reason. I found the story a bit hard to fully follow in detail but it was still suitably unsettling I suppose.

I was aware of there being a somewhat gruesome scene involving amputation, although when it happened it wasn't as extreme as I'd expected. I wouldn't say this is an entirely blood filled film, though its certainly not for the squeamish.

Its a suitably atmospheric watch, if a bit disorientating, which I guess is kind of a good thing for a horror film. Its an experience - I'm not sure I can really say its not been done before but it's certainly ok.