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The Dark Within

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A disturbed man with unknown psychic abilities tries to unravel the mystery of his parent's disappearance.
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Enrique Acosta Film Threat The Dark Within is a movie that asks the viewer, what is real? By the end of the film, however, I just did not care. As a film, it just can't seem to decide what it wants to be and lacks a sense of self. Rated: 4/10 Jul 11, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member what a stupid movie! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member The story mixes mysticism and science together for a supernatural horror show. There is a more than subtle nod to 80's cult horror, most notably 'Evil Dead'. Keith does offer a bit more creativity and originality in his approach. "The Dark Within", compared to other more recent retro horror homages, is slightly more experimental. Blending both the psuedo science of psychic ability manipulation and the more sinister exploration of the demonic essence, the film does establish a clear, interesting storyline. All that being said, "The Dark Within" does have some flaws. For one thing the platform of experimenting with psychic abilities isn't developed strong enough to sell the plot point, and the whole struggle to reconcile ones past while battling internal demons drags out a little too long. In the film's defense despite the sluggish start, "The Dark Within" does finally get there about 45 minutes into it. The horror elements are straight up, cool atmospheric tricks. The shock moments work, the CGI elements are quality displays that sell the whole demonic haunting aspects, and the creature design is awesome and creepy. The cinematography talents and shadowing really frame "The Dark Within" in a traditional 80's VHS horror style. And it all really kicks in around that 45 minute mark. I did find the choices for ending the film a bit cheap, but it creates an easy way of questioning the truth of the events we just saw. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A disturbed man with unknown psychic abilities tries to unravel the mystery of his parent's disappearance.
Director
David Ryan Keith
Producer
Mary Ann Barnes, David Dittlinger, Stephen Durham, HemDee Kiwanuka
Screenwriter
Paul Flannery, David Ryan Keith
Distributor
2nd Nature Films
Production Co
2nd Nature Films, Clear Focus Movies, Chasing Butterflies Pictures
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 9, 2019
Runtime
1h 28m
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