Review of Dark Horse (2012) by Keith C — 05 May 2013

Moral luck is the undercurrent powering this deeply dark and touching satire...

This review of Dark Horse (2012) was written by Keith C on 05 May 2013.

Dark Horse has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kwong C (80) on 03 Feb 2013

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By Rusty G (5) on 26 Dec 2012

Stunk. Lousy from start to finish. One of those movies you end up watching until the very end while thinking,Surely it will get better…

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A morality tale about the dangers of comparison and categorization, resentment, self-pity, and letting sibling rivalry get the better of you…

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By Rasputin T (3) on 28 Jan 2013

Dark Horse shows a softer side of Solondz with some awfully astute observations into the life of a man-child and his continued self-delusion…

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By Marc-Daniel O (20) on 13 Sep 2013

Dark horse is the anti TED movie as it exposes the dramatic issues of being a gen x loser in a state of arrested development…

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By Andrew L (1,755) on 12 Nov 2013

Devastadora y deprimente pero llena de humor en extremo negro, Dark Horse es un triunfo para Solondz en el cual retrata las expectativas, el…

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