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The Darkest Hour

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some language.

PG-13 In Theaters 12/25/2011 , 89min.
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62%
Viewer score based on 147 ratings
16%
Critic score based on 10 reviews

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July 31, 2012
pn00000000128056
Waste of time that's for sure because this movie is low budget and the acting is not something special. www.moviezya.com
May 12, 2012
lawsonericjon
Excellent acting, intelligent twist on an old plot (aliens invading) and suspenseful. Definitely worth the it. I can't wait for the sequel.
April 16, 2012
ju00000000119203
Plot: Americans in Russia wearing light bulb necklaces and running from alien electric currents. Opinion: Not scary at all. This movie wasted not only time but the electricity it took to watch this film! Vote: 1 Star because I had to vote in order to post.
April 11, 2012
vz00000000118995
Its nice but some actor are not so persuasive
January 04, 2012
ga00000000061947
The Darkest Hour was a really good movie and it had great 3D. Don't believe the critics because they say almost every movie is a Maybe or Skip It. I would recomend going and seeing The Darkest Hour in 3D and fast because there was only 6 people in the theater when I saw it.

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The Hollywood Reporter
An alien invasion flick that evidently expects dramatic shots of a depopulated Red Square to make up for a flatlining screenplay and the absence of even a single compelling character. Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times
Really, how slovenly is it to use invisible aliens? If you're going to tease us with nothing but pinwheels of light for three-quarters of the film, you'd better have one heck of a reveal up your sleeve. Full Review
Joe Leydon
Variety
The Darkest Hour turns out to be a modestly inventive and involving variation on a standard-issue sci-fi doomsday scenario. Full Review
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
This is exactly the sort of film I wasn't expecting from either Gorak or his producers. In many too-obvious ways this is just a formulaic riff on Spielberg's "War of the Worlds." Full Review
Nathan Rabin
The A.V. Club
Not since Mark Wahlberg trembled in fear beside a menacing houseplant in "The Happening" has a film tried to provoke terror with such an unlikely object of menace. Full Review