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The Dark

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A murderous, undead girl haunts the remote stretch of woods where she was killed decades earlier. One night she discovers a blind boy hiding in the trunk of one of her victim's cars. Her decision to let the boy live throws her solitary existence into upheaval, and ultimately forces her to re-examine just how much of her humanity her murderer was able to destroy.
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Andrea Thompson Chicago Reader 01/26/2019
Plenty of filmmakers try to subvert standard horror tropes, but Justin P. Lange, the writer-director making his feature debut with The Dark, actually does a good job of it. Go to Full Review
Teo Bugbee New York Times 10/26/2018
This is weighty material for a slim film, and the direction by Justin P. Lange is heavy-handed. Mina and Alex seem less like teenagers and more like case studies with traumas rather than personalities. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 10/26/2018
When "The Dark" clicks (which is often), it's a moving and poetic tale about how neglect and abuse can turn people into freaky beasts, and how love can bring them back. Go to Full Review
Norman Gidney HorrorBuzz 08/31/2022
The Dark is a horror movie that faces the real horrors of abuse that too many are familiar with. It is slow at times, demanding a little patience from the viewer, but it is worth it. Go to Full Review
Jason Adams The Film Experience 07/14/2021
The film remains genuinely devoted to unraveling their cycles of abuse even amid all of the axe murder Go to Full Review
Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut 02/02/2021
3/5
Two badly abused teenagers make friends, and help each other look past the traumas that brought them there. One of them is unable to see, and the other may well be dead. Go to Full Review
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Mario B Jul 29 Just found this and noticed I never made a review here. Watched this in cinema back then and almost half the audience simply left during the movie. Now think about movie ticket and popcorn prices today and I think you will see just how abysmal a movie has to be for multiple people to cut their losses and rather go home. We were close to leaving too.. God, this is terrible in any conceivable way and the high critics rating are a sad testament to how out of touch with reality Hollywood and "top critics" have become. See more g j Jul 22 It's pretty emo and fairly cringy. The main character looks ridiculous. Picks up somewhat in the third act. See more Chris M Jul 6 Sorry but this does not work for me. As others have pointed out the lack of sound track plays a part in the lack of tension but it is the poor and often conflicting story that proves to be the movies undoing for me. It does not attempt to warm up but stays cool and un relenting and because of this the viewing is and endurance rather than a pleasure. I really wanted it to work but for me (and a growing number) it has become the movie that had the greatest critical reviews with the most forgetful delivery. Avoid if you are a fan of horror. In infact avoid if you like movies or you may just get the wrong idea of what a great movie is.... See more Hugo S Mar 3 "The Dark" is a heartfelt coming-of-age tale presenting two characters bound by their unique friendship and childhood traumas. An undead girl murdered at the hands of her abusive father. And a blind boy kidnapped by a man that becomes a victim of the girl. The boy awakes the humanity that still remains in the flesh-eating girl, who surprisingly shows mercy and compassion to her new friend. The viewer is presented with the poignant story of two survivors healing each other from their respective traumas. See more tom h Dec 27 So bad. It’s painfully slow and boring to watch, the plot is predictable and full of eye-rolling tropes. The acting is really bad, not even just the kids, everyone is so bad at acting. There’s no tension at all, no soundtrack either, which was intended to give the film an eerie feel, but it just prolongs the agony of how slow and dull the scenes are. Most of all, it’s just a stupid film; it’s a dumb idea, it’s barely an idea at all considering how little anything is fleshed out in this film. It was trying to be 5 different stories and 5 different genres at once and it completely failed to be anything worthwhile at all. See more l r 12/13/2024 It captured the essence of loneliness and trauma really well. The bond between the two main characters is very well portrayed and forms naturally but the back stories and what is left to the imagination is well done. All in all a good movie and worth a watch See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A murderous, undead girl haunts the remote stretch of woods where she was killed decades earlier. One night she discovers a blind boy hiding in the trunk of one of her victim's cars. Her decision to let the boy live throws her solitary existence into upheaval, and ultimately forces her to re-examine just how much of her humanity her murderer was able to destroy.
Director
Justin P. Lange, Klemens Hufnagl
Producer
Danny Krausz, Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith, Laura Perlmutter, Kurt Stocker
Screenwriter
Justin P. Lange
Production Co
Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft, First Love Films
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 29, 2018
Runtime
1h 35m
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