Review of Darkness Falls (2003) by Chris H — 29 Feb 2008

If it was a little longer it might have been a little better.

This review of Darkness Falls (2003) was written by Chris H on 29 Feb 2008.

Darkness Falls has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andy F (912) on 05 Nov 2016

3.0/5.0 stars (raised from 1.0/5.0 stars)…

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By Brett H (1,346) on 22 Mar 2016

Sometimes it's fun to revisit a film that used to terrify you as a kid to see if it still has the same effect, and I'm embarrassed to say that…

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By Lauren S (792) on 13 Aug 2016

An interesting concept with a lackluster story…

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By Assonance (26) on 04 May 2021

Plot Holes The tooth fairy is sensitive to light, no matter how dim, Yet she is shown flying around during the storm with no reactions to the…

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By Nevan D (6) on 15 Jun 2013

130615: This movie wasn't as bad as I read it to be. Made me yell out loud once and put me on the edge of my seat several times…

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By Guillaume H (214) on 15 Mar 2017

Predictable from frame A to frame Z and only intermittently enjoyable on a so-bad-it's-good basis…

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By Richard R (553) on 08 Dec 2013

This is a film that even ten years on has aged well. Mostly because it should never have been taken seriously in the first place…

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I saw this when it originally came out in theaters…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 30 Aug 2013

Its real problem is that Matilda Dixon, apparently conceived as a cross between the Blair Witch and Freddy Krueger, is an oddly characterless…

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By Laura M (849) on 15 Feb 2014

I thought this was a well made horror film...scary and suspenseful...I don't understand the low rating by some of the critics…

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