Review of Darkness (2009) by Lace — 23 May 2009

X-men's Anna Paquin is Regina, a typical rebelious teen who moves with her parents and kid brother back to the remote house that the father grew up in. Sooner then you can say "the Shining" the father starts acting a bit loony and the kid brother is getting the stuffing kicked out of him by...The Darkness. No not the great metal band (although that would make for a much better movie), no, literall darkness. For a film about an insane dad, there's LONG stretches where absolutely nothing happens remotely interesting. The performances of the actors are servicable, even if nothing their characters do are believable. With an ending that'll have you throwing a pillow at the TV in it's abruptness screaming "Is that all??? I wasted 102 minutes on that steaming pile??!!?" That's why if you MUST see this film then watch the PG-13 version, it'll make as much sense (or lack there of) as the 102 minute version and you'll save yourself almost 20 minutes, that you can do something useful with.

My Grade: D.

Reviewed by Kevin O'Keefe on IMDB.