Dark Days
Oscilloscope Pictures | Release Date: August 30, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Time Out LondonTom Huddleston
At once an investigation, a polemic and, in its final sequences, a tribute to human endurance. A remarkable film. Read full review
100
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Black and white has never looked more stark.
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Portrait of men and a few women who stubbornly try to maintain some dignity in the face of personal disaster. Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Remarkable first film. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineKalvin Henely
The documentary enables its viewers to confront poverty on a human level by presenting its subjects, for the most part, like anyone else, living lives, despite their socioeconomic difference, relatable to our own. Read full review
80
Total FilmKevin Harley
The ending stumbles, but not enough to tarnish this study of life lived under society’s radar. Read full review
80
TNT RoughCutAndy Klein
Compellingly watchable.
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Designed neither to warm your heart nor shelter you in the comfort of liberal guilt, the movie does what so many style-conscious, "subjective" documentaries have long forgotten how to do. It shows you a world, and stays the hell out of it. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Dark Days illustrates even the worst nightmare can have descending levels of horror. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
It's remarkable for where it takes us, how it takes us there. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Compelling, relentless cinema. Read full review
75
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Fascinating, beautifully photographed portrait of a vanished community.
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Isn't as strong a film as it could have been: Only teasing slices of these people's lives are offered.
75
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Packs the power to make you see at least a few corners of the world in a new and bracing light.
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Engrossing and eye-opening in several respects and even, when you least expect it, humorous.
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It's hard to imagine an upbeat movie about homelessness, but Dark Days is just that. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
Singer achieves remarkable intimacy with his subjects. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
An eye-opening tale of how part of our population lives, and as an authentic image of material suffering it makes something like Lars von Trier's "Dancer in the Dark" seem even more dubious. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Remarkable film. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
There is something inherently dishonest about Dark Days.
60
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Arresting, visually accomplished documentary.
60
EmpireDavid Parkinson
Complemented by its black-and-white photography and a moody DJ Shadow score, this is a gritty yet often tender look at society's margins. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis Harvey
Intimate and engrossing. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
More noteworthy for its intentions than its execution. Read full review
50
Film.comDavid D'Arcy
Given the enormous praise, the film falls short. Read full review
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