Dark Summer
IFC Films | Release Date: January 9, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
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Mixed:
4
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
New York PostSara StewartJan 7, 2015
Teen house-arrest thriller Dark Summer gets out ahead of any ripping-off-“Disturbia” talk with an early Shia LaBeouf joke. But its sleepy, hallucinogenic aesthetic is an entirely different — and rather less engaging — style, anyway. Read full review
50
Village VoiceRob StaegerJan 7, 2015
Eventually succumbs to the weight of plot contrivance. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonMar 17, 2015
This has its moments, but offers a significantly weaker call on your time. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJan 8, 2015
As an exercise in atmosphere, this claustrophobic creeper does a lot with a little, even if the movie winds up providing just superficial shivers. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezJan 5, 2015
The cacophony of visions, broken mirrors, and mutilations only points to the ghost in the machine respecting The Craft as its spirit animal. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJan 8, 2015
Despite Mr. Stormare’s valiant efforts, “Dark Summer” (directed by Paul Solet) feels listlessly plotted and insipidly performed. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 8, 2015
Making the most of its low budget with its necessarily claustrophobic setting, the film displays a technical competence at least. But the rote performances and uninspired screenplay by Mike Le will inevitably consign Dark Summer to VOD viewing by undiscriminating consumers. Read full review
30
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 8, 2015
While competently made, Dark Summer makes no effort to lend its characters any psychological complexity, or even much distinguishing personality. Nor are the proceedings very scary. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 22, 2015
The true mistreatment is directed toward the moviegoer, who has to endure enough stale pseudo-shocks, empty atmospherics, explanatory mumbo-jumbo and personality-free acting that it's hard not to think of viewing Dark Summer as running-time served. Read full review
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