Review of Darkness Falls (2003) by André Ø — 13 Nov 2008

Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

First viewing: 07.04.2003.

This review of Darkness Falls (2003) was written by André Ø on 13 Nov 2008.

Darkness Falls has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 07 Aug 2017

About as scary as a ride on a minor roller coaster, it unrolls its amplified butcher-block shock effects within the first five minutes…

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By Alexander Walker (51) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 10 Jan 2018

The title refers to a town as well as a state of mind. Neither is worth a detour…

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By Erik W (224) on 06 Oct 2014

This movie is criminally underrated for what it is…

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By Anonymous User (943) on 29 Nov 2013

Like any other PG-13 horror flick, this movie was actually rather dreadful…

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By Andrew G (1,437) 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 Jeremy H (495) on 04 Dec 2014

It was okay, I guess. Unlike Vampires who are straight up picky about the intensity of light…

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By Janice Page (130) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 28 Jun 2017

So much schlock and melodrama find their way into Darkness Falls that when an exasperated character shouts near the end ''All this over a [expletive]…

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By Cristiano B (6) on 23 Mar 2014

I really feel like this is underrated…

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By Martyn O (2) on 14 Aug 2016

Underrated creepy tale which deserves more attention, yes it lacks a big named cast but better than a lot of modern movies…

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By Christian M (509) on 20 Jan 2016

You know exactly what kind of idiocy you're in for when the main character corners himself in bathroom, using a shower curtain as protection,…

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