'. . .Like the 1999 sleeper that became a national
phenomenon, "Soft for Digging" breaks new ground in
cinematic technique and is very, very scary.
'. . .though "Soft for Digging" is more visually
sophisticated, subtler, and closer in tone to the
Coen brothers' first movie, "Blood Simple" than
"Blair Witch."
-Lou Lumenick, NY POST

'. . .this film simmers its way to a frothing boil of a
climax that finishes off with a jaw-dropping conclusion.
'With a strong visual style and a knack for telling a
story without the need for words, JT Petty weaves an
intricate tale and maintains strond mood shifts. . . and
then he smacks us out of left field with concepts we
would never expect from this kind of film.'
-Massawyrm, WWW.AINT-IT-COOL-NEWS.COM

'Leading the ensemble is Mercier, who gives a remarkably
eloquent and unsettling turn as the silent old man.'
-Don Kaye, FANGORIA

'A blackly comic, bracingly experimental no-budget
horror film. . .
'Petty works wonders on a reported budget of $6,000:
eschewing the horror genre's usual excesses. . . there
are many possible readings of this elliptical,
tantalisingly ambiguous miniature: an impressive
calling-card from an audacious, innovative film-maker.'
-Neil Young, WWW.JIGSAWJOUNGE.CO.UKT

'It wouldn't be too far-fetched to suggest that his
"Soft for Digging" is the most promising American horror
debut since, well, "The Evil Dead."
-Chris Wieganc, WWW.BOXOFF.COM