Darkness Critic Reviews

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Variety | Jonathan HollandAdd Critic to Favorites

Though pic boasts decent perfs, potent atmospherics and eye-catching visuals, both psychology and plot are bargain-basement.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Darkness was clearly tossed together like salad in the editing room, since it's little more than the sum of its unshocking shock cuts.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Frank ScheckAdd Critic to Favorites

The sketchy characterizations, laughable dialogue and less-than-stellar performances by the formidable cast, all of whom have done far better work in the past, provide further reasons why Darkness should never have seen the light of day.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

Some movies should never come to light, either, and Darkness, bearing a 2002 copyright, might well have been better left on the shelf.Read the full review

The New York Times | Ned MartelAdd Critic to Favorites

The real mystery is why such a mangled film was not junked altogether.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites

It's not even bad enough to be any fun.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites

Unoriginal, frequently incomprehensible and cheaply made.Read the full review

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