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zippymercer 's review for:
Head Like a Hole
by Andrew Van Wey
⭐⭐⭐.25/5 stars
A strong beginning and ending, with a middle that is watery at best. The bodily horror in this was done very well, but the rest felt lacking in substance. The characters were difficult to connect with or even care about for how quickly they were rotated in and out, and the constant tongue-in-cheek 90s references were fatiguing at best.
Still, I greatly enjoyed Oksana in all of her weirdness, the symbiotic nature of her existence, and the revelation of how she even exists. I wish we got to see more of this - her Romani history, her "uncle" and his scientists, her relation to the Chernobyl disaster - instead of a revolving door of characters and a finale that served us up an info dump instead of actual tension.
Big fan of the ending and the twist on the final girl, I just wish it felt more earned.
A strong beginning and ending, with a middle that is watery at best. The bodily horror in this was done very well, but the rest felt lacking in substance. The characters were difficult to connect with or even care about for how quickly they were rotated in and out, and the constant tongue-in-cheek 90s references were fatiguing at best.
Still, I greatly enjoyed Oksana in all of her weirdness, the symbiotic nature of her existence, and the revelation of how she even exists. I wish we got to see more of this - her Romani history, her "uncle" and his scientists, her relation to the Chernobyl disaster - instead of a revolving door of characters and a finale that served us up an info dump instead of actual tension.
Big fan of the ending and the twist on the final girl, I just wish it felt more earned.