Black as Night

Name: Black as Night
Genre: Horror
Released: October 1, 2021
Rating: 53
Cast: Abbie Gayle, Asjha Cooper, Craig Tate, Derek Roberts, Fabrizio Zacharee Guido

2021

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Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): October 1, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Abbie Gayle, Asjha Cooper, Craig Tate, Derek Roberts, Fabrizio Zacharee Guido, Frankie Smith, Joseph Singletary, Keith David, Sammy Nagi Njuguna, Theodus Crane

Summary: A teenage girl with self-esteem issues finds confidence in the most unlikely way: By spending her summer battling vampires that prey on New Orleans' disenfranchised with the help of her best friend, the boy she's always pined for, and a peculiar rich girl. [Part of Amazon's Welcome to the Blumhouse series]

Director: Maritte Lee Go

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 30, 2021

The special effects are fine, if unremarkable, but the actors are into it and the script manages to be thoughtful without dampening the fun. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Sep 29, 2021

Unfortunately, the plot as a whole is rushed, with character-development shortcuts and one whopping out-of-the-blue development that seems to exist not as a surprise but because the filmmakers had painted themselves into a narrative corner and needed a way out. But there are some scares, and Cooper and especially Guido give authentic-feeling performances — again, with a few shortcuts along the way. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Oct 1, 2021

It’s the kind of movie that might not be as charming if you’ve seen 100 vampire movies, but if you’re also curious about bloodsucker tropes, and the real-life world that surrounds its lead character, it has just enough of a soul. Read full review

The Guardian Phil Hoad

Sep 29, 2021

Its history assignment comes out pretty jumbled but this breezy YA vampire flick shrugs “whatever” and gets back to nailing the undead. Read full review

Screen Rant Ferdosa Abdi

Oct 6, 2021

While it has entertaining moments, Black as Night isn't very balanced and the overall lack of levity ultimately makes the film a slog to get through. Read full review

Katie Rife

Oct 12, 2021

Black As Night is assembled in an uninspired YA style that only accentuates the weaknesses of its script, which is laden with stilted dialogue and cringeworthy voiceover. Read full review

The Playlist Brian Tallerico

Sep 30, 2021

A chaotic mishmash of ideas searching for a movie, Black as Night suffers significantly from truly awkwardly amateurish dialogue and performances. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Oct 18, 2021

Black as Night lasts just under 90 minutes and still feels extremely long. This more than anything because of the lack of variants and how most of its situations get constantly repeated in comings and goings without really having a clear point of where it's actually heading to.

The barelyBlack as Night lasts just under 90 minutes and still feels extremely long. This more than anything because of the lack of variants and how most of its situations get constantly repeated in comings and goings without really having a clear point of where it's actually heading to.

The barely existing plot moves forward just because it has to, but it has no more interesting or relevant motive.

It knows how to use the racial and drug addiction themes without falling into cliches or cheap tricks, but the conventionality of its proposal does not improve any of that.

And the horror? An absent guest.… Expand

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JLau

Oct 5, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. New Orleans is being overun with vampires preying on the homeless but luckily, they can be dealt with by a group of teenagers who can't act but do have garlic.… Expand

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