In The Earth

I do actually think this is one of Wheatley's better films of late.

It has effective scares, and it certainly kept me gripped.

In the Earth is a horror film with razor-sharp teeth, even if the relative flimsiness behind that facade betrays its spur-of-the-moment inception.

It all ends with a prolonged blast of rapid-fire psychedelia that seemed like an outrageous narrative cop out.

A breath of frightening fresh air with a pantheistic sting in its tail.

Not everything works in the admirably bizarre In the Earth, but nobody can deny Wheatley is back in his freak-folk wheelhouse.

It’s a film of brilliant moments rather than a brilliant film.

In the Earth is the kind of movie that’s destined to gain a cult following ... There’s some weaker stuff to sit through, but when this film hits its stride, it really hits its stride.

Wheatley manages to blend science fantasy and horror to explore the paranoia and chaos in a pandemic-ravaged world.

With Hollywood heading in the direction of the psychological horror, it is nice to see this gorefest from Wheatley and to just have fun with it.