I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

I have to say, I'd made it an hour in, and I was absolutely ready to turn it off- not because it wasn't interesting, or that it was boring, but because I just didn't feel like there was going to be a great pay off - I always stick with a movie, and there are only two movies I've ever turned off with no intentions of every finishing later. So, to my surprise, the ending of Soft for Digging absolutely blew me away! There are a few shots where I felt a very strong Kubrickian vibe (particularly from The Shining's influence), and others where it was just pure terror. The finale most definitely made the wait worth it. A lot of people, rightfully so, were not impressed with the running time, in terms of how much dialogue it offered, and also not much action in regards to the plot itself. I agree- not a lot went on. However, I think Soft for Digging burns slow, the way any suspense should in my opinion, and it works- the end is incredible! I'm not saying you're going to throw up on yourself or urinate, or stay up for nights on end due to nightmares solely caused by the film's finale- I'm just saying it was well done, it was intense, a little disturbing. The images were wonderful! It was a treat to see, and I'm so glad I didn't let myself be fooled by the rest of the film. Now, the lead-up to the finale wasn't bad either- I just didn't expect the pay off that came. Once it did, I had a whole new look on what came before it, so the entire film became a great piece of work by the time the end credits rolled.J.T Petty is not necessarily one of my favourites, though I hope to see him continue making some unique pictures. Soft for Digging took awhile to find, but I'm now glad I tracked it down after so long, it was well worth the wait. I highly recommend anyone who enjoys indie horror to check this out- if you can handle a slow-burn film with minimal dialogue, maximum imagery, then go for it! 10 out of 10 for me; a great, original independent work.

I honestly want to punch the director in the throat for making this god awful piece of garbage. I LOVE creepy depraved extreme horror flicks and this was a pure waste of time. I was turned onto the movie after watching a documentary about snuff films and figured it would be decent. WOW was I wrong. It had everything it needed to be amazing minus the key part... HORROR. It was slow, boring and monotone. There was truly nothing about the movie that made me want to continue to watch it. The chapters gave away what was going to happen and it was left WIDE open from the get go. Sad I wasted time tracking the film down and making an evening of watching it. Thank god for A Serbian Film and the like.

This movie was extremely boring. It should least not more than 15 minutes. The images of child and animal being killed were little bit disturbing.Usually I don't write comments but this one was so bad having so many good and excellent comments. I think in this case we are one step closer to honest assessment of this title.What more can I say? I fall asleep during this movie 3 times. It was about 4 hours after I had woken up from 8 hours long sleeping period. I think it is the point itself.There is no dialog between characters except maybe 2 sentences at the very end.When you fall asleep once watching it do not try to rewind and catch up because you will fall asleep again.

what is that??!! no offense but that's not even a horror, that's a result of a very sick mind.... i ve seen the blair witch project and the ring but not even one of these movies reminds me of this movie...well maybe just the woods, cause its similarto blair wood. i would say this movie is more socially disturbed drama with a little suspense and mystery, than a regular horror movie. .................................................................. .................................................................. ................................................................... .................................................................