Review of Darkness Visible (2019) by Brendenelliott — 18 Feb 2019

Absolute silence is a horror film’s new best friend, and Director/Writer Neil Biswas fully (and effectively) takes advantage of it. While recent horror flicks such as A Quiet Place have replaced loud, sudden noises with tension-filled silence, they have done so because the cinematic universe requires silence as a plot device.

Biswas, on the other hand, employs this technique as a thematic element to the film that furthers Ronnie’s (Jaz Deol) uneasiness about his foreign environment. While there is validity in both approaches, Biswas does it better because it comes across as a purposeful choice instead of a forced necessity, overall elevating Darkness Visible to a superior horror film.