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Lovely, Dark, and Deep

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Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her since she was a child.
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Critics Consensus

Effectively playing on fundamental fears, Lovely, Dark, and Deep is a creepy calling card for debuting director Teresa Sutherland that's further distinguished by Georgina Campbell's haunting performance.

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Catherine Bray Guardian 03/18/2024
3/5
Georgina Campbell is well cast in the lead role... she achieves a balance between vulnerability and strength that means you’re rooting for her to survive, but she’s not an invincible badass. Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 03/11/2024
3.5/4
There is nothing kind about writer-director Teresa Sutherland’s haunting suspense yarn Lovely, Dark, and Deep. Go to Full Review
Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 02/21/2024
3/4
Sutherland’s blood-chiller repurposes not only Muir’s words but the woods themselves. By its final third, this dark story will have sunk its gnarled roots deep into your psyche and settled into your nightmares. Go to Full Review
Seb Jenkins Loud and Clear Reviews 08/07/2024
4/5
Highlighting both the beauty and terror within the same still landscape is nothing short of genius, and Poças’ shots provide a lot of the tension between Campbell’s own performance. Go to Full Review
Will Bjarnar InSession Film 03/11/2024
B
Lovely, Dark, and Deep still manages to create something fresh, tactfully keeping its reliance on recognizable, cult-adjacent themes that give a heftier weight to its chills to a reasonable minimum. Go to Full Review
Q.V. Hough Vague Visages 03/11/2024
“‘Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ teases a bright filmmaking future for Sutherland while spotlighting one of the horror genre’s most promising stars.” Go to Full Review
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Ma N Sep 10 I found it quite hard to sympathise with a protagonist, who in 83 minutes runtime smiles like one single time. All of the mysterious elements, shockers and creepy atmosphere seemed forced and disjointed. The story could be made up by an A.I. - or randomly put together by throwing dice. All in all this film was unsatisfying to watch and I found it hard to not just skip it at some point. (Which makes it even more frustrating afterwards because you don't even get rewarded for watching it till the end by meaningful twists or answers...) See more Leah b Aug 23 Soooooo lame. Did they actually watch it before they inflicted it upon the public. It was so bad it is in fact laughable when not incredibly boring. I like Campbell as an actor. but girl, really? See more Tyler K @Tyler_Kernelsemtex Aug 13 Nature is marvelous in the sunlight, but what happens when its pitch and you have only the visibility of a dying flashlight? This film provoked in us a very relatable fear of dark nature and the secrets that could be found within the unseen. The director beautifully mastered the concept of building suspense, as well as building character. Ultimately causing us to worry about a protagonist we grew to adore. Its rare in a horror film for us as viewers to root for the lead to survive, which I genuinely did. See more Ian M Jun 20 The acting and scenery brought together this dark gripping horror story which kept you guessing right to the end. It slowly builds up adding layer upon layer until she releases the truth and figures out the parks dark secret. A very good independent horror film with great characters, acting and great scenery, well worth a look. See more Jeffrey P Jun 19 Started okay, only to become too illusory, too ominous, too foreboding, and too vague into an unsatisfying ending. See more C.P P May 3 Fantastically creepy and chilling. Ending is a bit of a stretch, but overall the film is haunting and sticks with you. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her since she was a child.
Director
Teresa Sutherland
Producer
Josh C. Waller
Screenwriter
Teresa Sutherland
Distributor
XYZ Films
Production Co
QWGmire, Woodhead Creative, House of Quest Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 22, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 22, 2024
Runtime
1h 27m
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