Review of The Darkest Hour (2011) by Daniel R — 02 May 2014

Kinda cool idea with the aliens, but the movie is just ASS.

This review of The Darkest Hour (2011) was written by Daniel R on 02 May 2014.

The Darkest Hour has generally received negative reviews.

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