Hold Your Breath has a lot going for it. There are horror elements that give it an unsettling touch; the dust storms that permeate the film help in that regard. There are hints of the gray man, a figure that comes and goes, slipping through cracks in the door and windows with a threat of possession and fear. And theres a central story of a mothers grief, which pushes her toward an unraveling that puts her daughters in harms way. But all of these elements dont come together cohesively or meaningfully. Worse, parts of the film are confusing and strange.
