Review of Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) by Johnny T — 19 Oct 2013

Let there be light! A post-apocalyptic genre crossover as the world's population disappears in an instant as the shadows and darkness evaporate anyone without a light source in this horror-thriller.

With the brilliant Machinist under his belt the director has turned his promising start into an unfortunate by-the-book scare-fest and when your cast consists of Hayden Christensen you know you're struggling on the acting front too.

A unique idea, it suffers most from a low budget with the intriguing premise and scares during the first 20 minutes forced into a solitary bar-set-piece for the rest of the film with an underused John Leguizamo who is wasted in a mostly catatonic state of injury throughout.

Remember the end bit of "Ghost" as Patrick Swayze's nemesis gets taken by the shadow demons? It's essentially that for an hour and a half. Great idea, badly executed. 6.5/10 Midlands Movies Mike.