The Darkest Hour

Summit Entertainment | Release Date: December 25, 2011

5.2	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 188 Ratings

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hollyvJan 14, 2012

Acting universally on the "new actor" side of the scale...even the dog was no Rin Tin Tin... Think somewhere between Nick Jr. And ABC Family. I went with really low expectations invoking my motto that "bad sci-fi is better than no sci-fi" AsActing universally on the "new actor" side of the scale...even the dog was no Rin Tin Tin... Think somewhere between Nick Jr. And ABC Family. I went with really low expectations invoking my motto that "bad sci-fi is better than no sci-fi" As a result? It was a solid 4.5. And I saw it in 3D ...if you can release your inner MST3K? You'll enjoy it more. Otherwise the darkest hour will be last 60 minutes of the film.… Expand

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Xborn74May 1, 2012

"The Darkest Hour" (2011) is a horror and science fiction movie about
the attack of an enigmatic alien race, consisting of energy, and
invisible to most of the time for normal people in the city of Moscow . The story follows a young group"The Darkest Hour" (2011) is a horror and science fiction movie about
the attack of an enigmatic alien race, consisting of energy, and
invisible to most of the time for normal people in the city of Moscow .

The story follows a young group that meets together, when this occurs
and their quest for survival.

Aesthetically speaking, the film was produced to be presented in 3D,
and no doubt mostlyof it are really cool - actually the best part of
the film. Moscow is shown very well, with famous city locations.

The performances are regular to bad, and full of clichÃ©s. The story is
interesting at the start, but in the final third of the film moves a
bit from the original focus, and the explanation of the invaders was
very strange and forced - not to mention it has a hook for a sequel,
wide open.

It's a good movie to watch without expectations, but nothing more than
this (or to showcase your new 3D HDTV) - the movie is worth for the
images of Moscow and its beginning. My score: 6.0 / 10.0.… Expand

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ChronoJaseMay 25, 2012

It could have been better. But a more developed character and storyline would have made this a good movie. This movie has decent special effects, and a some Russian freedom fighters, which was pretty awesome :P

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Apemonkey666Aug 18, 2012

The plot: aliens invade, everybody dies, some survive and find way to fight back, the end. So not much story there, it is 'explained' very shortly why the aliens are there but it's one of the classic reasons so not much creativity in theThe plot: aliens invade, everybody dies, some survive and find way to fight back, the end. So not much story there, it is 'explained' very shortly why the aliens are there but it's one of the classic reasons so not much creativity in the plot. The 'novelty' here is that the aliens are invisible (a bit like those in Final Fantasy - Spirits Within) but power up electric stuff as they pass it (lamps, cars, cellphones,...) so our heros have to move by night instead of day (inverse of zombie flicks). If the aliens kill someone they evaporate to dust (like in War of the Worlds) and the night look of the film reminds me somewhat of Cloverfield. So they stole from a lot of other good movies but it's not nearly as good as any of them. Some of the heros die, but you won't care much coz the acting isn't great. The VFX are okay for it's budget but we've all seen better. With all that said, it's not as bad a movie as you would think. If found it enjoyable as light entertainment so if you set your expectations low enough you can give your brain 90 mins of braindead fun.… Expand

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RikiegeDec 8, 2012

An alien movie with good special effects.

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ZilcellMay 11, 2012

Its not extremely bad like everybody says. Its just an okay scary film that makes good use of the few ideas it has. Nothing special here, but slightly entertaining.

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secretcriticDec 29, 2011

not bad but arent there any proper ending??==
the film is very nice but it don't look like the storyline make any sense,,anywell i quite enjoy
the 3d doest have any 3d effects,,so its the movie or the cinema's problem????

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ReviewCriticDec 28, 2011

Really, invisible aliens? never before have I seen such a stupid attempt a t an action movie. Very disappointed. Check my profile for the most updated movie reviews.

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wulfensteinDec 27, 2011

I saw the previews for this might go and see it at the movies depends what else is on or might just wait it for dvd...I have to say this all I could think of after seeing this preview was final fantasy spirits within invisible enemies, citiesI saw the previews for this might go and see it at the movies depends what else is on or might just wait it for dvd...I have to say this all I could think of after seeing this preview was final fantasy spirits within invisible enemies, cities wiped to the ground, people being vaporised if been killed but the aliens..… Expand

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Rox22Apr 12, 2013

I liked the idea behind this movie, and did try to be a little different at first. But, like most movies of its kind, it falls into a generic plot outcome that meant to entertain the lowest common denominator. Acting is OK, and the effectsI liked the idea behind this movie, and did try to be a little different at first. But, like most movies of its kind, it falls into a generic plot outcome that meant to entertain the lowest common denominator. Acting is OK, and the effects (when you could see them) were decent, however invisible aliens did feel a little bit of cheap way out. Had they replaced the aliens with ghosts, it wouldn't have made no difference.

Overall:
A good idea that starts out OK, but then falls apart on itself.… Expand

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EssenceOfSugarJul 19, 2012

Despite what the critics say, this isn't a bad film. In fact, it's pretty good. But what I must point out is the length of film is always important to note - I felt it was too short to hold my attention. I wanted to know more. As it was quiteDespite what the critics say, this isn't a bad film. In fact, it's pretty good. But what I must point out is the length of film is always important to note - I felt it was too short to hold my attention. I wanted to know more. As it was quite short, it is also useful to illustrate the pacing, as it realised it had to skip certain areas, rushing in order to make the 85-90 minute time limit. The beginning normally needs to either fill us in properly on background detail or give us time to develop it during the disaster. Although this did happen throughout the film, we did get a little background detail of some of the main characters. What made this film not sink into bad territory was the continued update of the journey to escape from the electric creatures, which I thought were awesome. It was quite courageous to use them as the mainspring in this film, as it was obvious in this situation that it was a devastating attack. It was amazing to see the characters start to rely on each other in such dire need and that rescue came when it was most needed.… Expand