Obviously taking inspiration from Blair Witch Project in how it was filmed, the Tunnel fails to deliver on the suspense and scares. The storyline in itself isn't too bad. A newscrew goes into the tunnels under Sydney and are hunted by some murderous creature who lives in the dark down there. This could have made for an interesting horror movie, if it hadn't fallen into the same traps as most horror movies of this kind tends to. Every horror movie lover knows there are a few "don'ts" you don't want to see in a good horror movie, and unfortunately, the Tunnel doesn't miss many of them... They split up to make it easier for the thing hunting them to kill them. And the woman keeps screaming at practically everything, which is obviously not the way to stay hidden. And honestly, if you're gonna go into tunnels you are unfamiliar with, bringing a map isn't enough. You would obviously leave markings on the walls so you wouldn't be lost in case the map isn't up to date or it simply goes missing... And you would bring extra batteries for the flashlights just in case, as well as glowsticks... And last, but not least, when you finally get to safety and you have one person with you who's in dire need of medical assistance, you give the 911 operator the information they need to get help to you as quickly as possible, instead of just screaming "we need help", as that's pretty obvious since you're calling 911...
Review of The Tunnel
