Review of The Canal (2014) by Eytan D — 24 Apr 2015

Is "The Canal" the most original movie? The answer is no. In fact, it very clearly borrows from other ghost stories of the golden age. However, how it manages to still be creepy is another story.

Director Ivan Kavanagh knows how to build tension and blur the line between supernatural and psychological terror, which makes the movie all the more scary. Even if it does borrow a lot, "The Canal" assembles a series of some truly frightening images, and it is helped by its element of implication (there isn't much gore here), Rupert Evans's great performance, its cinematography, and a score that is sure to produce major anxiety.

"The Canal" is proof that though mainstream horror is taking a turn for the better, foreign productions still know how to freak you out.