Dark River (2017) - Critic Reviews - Page 3 of 3

41-49 of 49 Reviews

Sort by:

Review of Dark River (2017)

By Alysia Urrutia (5) for Cinema Scope (405) on 13 Nov 2017

However, despite the potential in Barnard's thematic setup and Wilson's fine performance, Dark River ultimately amounts to less than the sum…

Read Review

Review of Dark River (2017)

By Emma Simmonds (380) for The List (2,018) on 08 Oct 2017

Stanley is superb, yet it is Wilson that will leave you shaken…

Read Review

Review of Dark River (2017)

By Oliver Lyttelton (141) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 Oct 2017

It’s still evidently the work of a very talented filmmaker and is certainly never bad, but it also never lives up to its potential…

Read Review

Review of Dark River (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 18 Sep 2017

Dark River moves inexorably towards that catharsis, pulling us along in its undertow…

Read Review

Review of Dark River (2017)

By C.j. Prince (29) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 16 Sep 2017

With such a simple approach to heavy subject matter, Barnard creates a distancing effect that reveals the feebleness of her screenplay and direction…

Read Review

Review of Dark River (2017)

By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 14 Sep 2017

Wilson and Stanley are both excellent performers and they are the mainstays of a valuable piece of work, but I felt the ending was contrived…

Read Review

Review of Dark River (2017)

By Daniel Green (105) for CineVue (2,163) on 13 Sep 2017

The key here is the perfectly-cast Wilson, constantly swimming against the current of her own harrowing memories, often telling more in a single…

Read Review

Review of Dark River (2017)

By Leslie Felperin (768) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 11 Sep 2017

The dominant note is the warm but quotidian realism of Giant rather than the experimental daring of Arbor, yet Dark River yields a perceptive…

Read Review

Review of Dark River (2017)

By Kate Taylor (347) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 10 Sep 2017

The rugged emotional territory (and the Yorkshire accents) prove heavy-going in an uncompromising film that elicits a lot more admiration than…

Read Review

Page 3 of 3

Popular Movies Right Now

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

54%39 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Dark River

2017

63%64 Reviews

Insidious: Chapter 3

2015

58%955 Reviews

Lady Bird

2017

78%1,305 Reviews

Shrooms

2007

43%418 Reviews

Gummo

1997

58%603 Reviews

Jigsaw

2017

61%736 Reviews

RED

2010

67%865 Reviews

October Sky

1999

79%605 Reviews

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

64%590 Reviews

The Grudge 2

2006

46%481 Reviews