Subtle, yet ever-so-effective, I had gooseflesh for most of the movie! Wow, this was so good. Wonderful acting, especially from lead Rupert Evans. Interesting twist ending!

After reading description on IMDb before watching this flick, thought like its kind of haunted house or another sinister like movie & i guess i was right...But if you using already used concept in your current movie, then you should be able to give something more interesting to audiences than its original version. Fortunately director & script writer tried to do so but unfortunately as end product the film wasn't that effective.Movie is horror thriller but apart from some good jump scares, it doesn't gives you much more as movie to remember. Thriller & Fear element is badly missing.Off course you can watch this movie, but even if you don't watch, you are not going to miss anything important...

This is a tremendous low-budget shocker from Ireland and it stars one of the most convincing casts I've seen in a long, long time. From dinosaur-obsessed little scamp Billy (Calum Heath – one of the most appealing child actors you will see) to a truly incredible performance from Rupert Evans as David, everyone plays their parts to perfection, and I don't use the word lightly.If I'm brutally honest, 'The Canal' could have done with being perhaps ten minutes shorter. The ordeals faced by David are plentiful, but sometimes – as is often the case in these films – the continual reversion to 'normality' after a particularly frightening incident occurs once or twice too often. Other than that, the writing, direction and acting truly place the audience in the position of not knowing whether David is being shadowed by a ghostly child-murderer or he is the killer himself. Even as the end credits roll, we're still not entirely sure.This is a close-knit, intimate horror that unfurls at its own pace, slowly revealing – or appearing to reveal – clues as to the truth of events. We are in skillful hands here. Writer/director Ivan Kavanagh ensures that any confusion we experience is entirely deliberate, and when the scares become graphic, we really feel for the characters affected by them.If there is any justice, Ivan Kavanagh has a fine future.

It's not easy to make me shiver cos I've seen more horror movies than the devil himself but I must admit that this movie gave me the chills to the bone!! The acting, sound effects, camera work, background music, lighting, direction and what not! Everything was just BRILLIANT! It's a bit a horror and thriller! You have your jump scares and those moments when you are at the edge of your seat clinging onto the Bible.I don't want to say anymore. My advice is to watch this movie and decide yourself but from my end, I sure as hell hope this director and team make more horror movies cos you got my attention which means you got my money!! THANKS!!