This low-budget horror film tries very hard, and it intrigues from its interest-grabbing pre-titles sequence. It leans heavily on early Carpenter, especially the body-horror of The Thing and the under-siege element of Assault On Precinct 13 (here, a closing-down hospital), using tightly-controlled direction and camerawork and an ominous soundtrack to create a relentless feeling of unease and foreboding, punctuated with sudden bursts of strongly-realised physical gore effects. Unusually, the characters react almost realistically to the increasingly shocking, bizarre and unpleasant events as they unfold, until the movie finally tips over into true Lovecraft/Barker territory in the final act which has great ambition and nearly works. Overall The Void is a pleasing and well-made effort that horror fans will enjoy.
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