After the Dark
Phase 4 Films | Release Date: February 7, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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2
Negative:
4
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70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinFeb 6, 2014
While the story's conceit brims with metaphor and symbolism, it rarely comes off as didactic or heavy-handed. Instead, it's smart and provocative. The movie's late-breaking twist also feels about right. Read full review
60
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyFeb 6, 2014
After the Dark is a shaggy dog story but an intriguing and frequently beautiful one. Read full review
50
The DissolveAndrew LapinFeb 6, 2014
Through all the ham-fisted lunacy, writer-director John Huddles displays an infectious love of philosophy, coupled with an exhilarating, anything-goes filmmaking style. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldFeb 6, 2014
Slack acting (perhaps aggravated by the harsh lighting design) and the script’s inability to build characters together vaporize the chances for the movie, which is both smugly clever and at times distastefully clueless. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 5, 2014
Although it displays far more imagination than is usual for such teen-oriented fare, After the Dark ultimately sinks under the weight of its pretensions. Read full review
25
The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicFeb 4, 2014
We'd be able to give this movie a pass if it actually took its own original concept seriously, which is the biggest problem that After The Dark perpetuates. Read full review
20
VarietyDennis HarveyFeb 13, 2014
Credit for being offbeat can only do so much to redeem a neither-fish-nor-fowl bore like After the Dark, whose exploitable elements go tastefully unexploited while its gestures toward profundity turn out to be playing air guitar. Read full review
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