The Dark
Dark Sky Films | Release Date: October 26, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayOct 25, 2018
The Dark clicks (which is often), it’s a moving and poetic tale about how neglect and abuse can turn people into freaky beasts, and how love can bring them back. Read full review
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Film ThreatNick Rocco ScaliaOct 25, 2018
When a movie does so much right – it’s unique and visually arresting and, at times, legitimately moving and surprisingly scary – it’s hard not to wish for something more complete, something that fully and entirely connects. Read full review
50
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeOct 25, 2018
Mina and Alex seem less like teenagers and more like case studies with traumas rather than personalities. The horror genre can be a pipeline into the dark corners of the psyche, but the impact of The Dark is more clinical than cathartic. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyOct 25, 2018
In trying to succeed as something both metaphorical and very literal-minded, the movie ends up being neither one nor the other — not psychologically deep enough to succeed as pure drama, and too earnest to offer the usual rewards of a genre film. Read full review
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