This movie is stupid. It is convoluted, incoherent and a waste of time to try to understand. It seems the only purpose of this "movie" is to exploit and abuse women and get away with it. I'm surprised the lead actress doesn't have shaken brain syndrome. The much larger male actor shook her violently in a way that would damage the neck and head. Seeing as how it was made in Korea, I would suspect there is no consequences for such behavior. Furthermore, I looked for her bio and found little info. I am wondering if she is over 18. I can't imagine what the purpose of this film was. I see no purpose. It was not scary, or interesting or entertaining. It was boring as the 1 star rating indicates, but mostly it was sick and twisted. The lead 2 actress also appeared physically abused and disrespected. There is no redeeming quality to this "movie". I wanted to vomit.

After watching Black Hollow Cage, aka The Dark Portal, I think it was brilliant. Never over-explained, but I understood completely, and in that understanding a powerful story told succinctly. No extra words, just eloquence and consequence. #BlackhollowcageMy Rating 10/10

Pretty good repeating time travel premise mystery that never quite gets it right.It's the old "would you kill Hitler in retrospect?" scenario, except without Hitler. Something's definitely wrong here. People have been hurt. People have died. People will die. "Black Hollow Cage" is a dark, moody, seether of a film, that bends an original linear tale with subsequent plot twists. It is clever, perhaps a bit too much for its own good.There is a father, a cold, meticulous gent. There is a daughter, a proper girl with explosive teen rages. There is a house, an architectural marvel of glassy modernity in the middle of a bush. There is an odd black box that cranks up the sci-fi angle. And there are a couple of visitors, sketchy and unsettling. Oh and a talking dog. Did I mention the talking dog? There's a talking dog.The looping begins, history is revealed, and an inevitable conflict arises. All this is played out in careful steps, brooding cinematography, and a creepy soundtrack. "Black Hollow Cage" just needs a better, tighter bow on the final present to wrap everything up, and to explain the talking dog.

It really is a shame when you see something and see a really good idea behind it ... but as the movie goes on realize that it does not do it justice. It's really a shame and the rating from other viewers seem to confirm that sentiment. We get a drama with Science Fiction and mystery touches. There are quite some neat ideas in this movie, even the "repetitions".But even when you find out about some of the twists (which in itself are really nice), they never blossom into something bigger. It might have to do with budget restraints or other problems/issues I'm not aware of (maybe producers interfering, maybe the screenwriter and/or the director going off the rails. Whatever the case, this feels very burden and the acting may be decent, but can not save this from falling of the cliff and shattering ... A real shame ...