Out in the Dark
Breaking Glass Pictures | Release Date: September 27, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 26, 2013
It's unique, powerful stuff. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlSep 24, 2013
The movie is involving, the romance affecting, the sex sound, and the catch-as-catch-can handheld camerawork smartly appropriate for the scenario. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySep 8, 2013
In Mayer’s assured hands, a drama that could easily have become schematic instead pulses with urgency, longing and raw feeling, morphing smoothly in its final third into a lean thriller. Read full review
80
Total FilmJosh WinningSep 8, 2013
By turns dynamic, dangerous and bursting with passion, Out In The Dark is a stark, swoonsome romantic drama. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedOct 1, 2013
It’s one of the most powerful films about the Arab-Israeli conflict that has ever been attempted on the screen. Read full review
75
NPRElla TaylorSep 27, 2013
There's heroism and an escape of sorts in Out in the Dark — but in Mayer's despairing vision, there are no winners. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSep 26, 2013
The suspenseful love story Out in the Dark isn't a political film by any stretch, but the intrigue and prejudices of the Arab-Israeli conflict certainly fuel the romance and thrills of this entertaining, taut movie. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenSep 26, 2013
Even though the plot defies credibility at several points, Out in the Dark is gripping. Read full review
60
The GuardianHenry BarnesSep 8, 2013
There's romance and tragedy, but little depth and no nuance. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid ParkinsonSep 8, 2013
A sometimes over-simplified but often affecting look at forbidden love. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSep 25, 2013
Instead of looking for depth or verisimilar romance, director Michael Mayer turns his characters into mere cogs in a pseudo-suspenseful thriller. Read full review
40
Time OutSilvija OzolsSep 24, 2013
About 45 minutes in, the film’s uneasy détente between subtlety and movie machinery fails outright, as heretofore shown-not-told themes are spelled out — “You forget where you live!” yell family members on both sides — and the paramours try to outrun violence and structural contrivance. Read full review
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