Risto Kupsala The setup of Dark Floors is intriguing. Everything happens in a hospital where a mixed group of strangers (a desperate father and his sick, retarded daughter Sarah, a likable nurse, a heroic guard, an old tramp called Tobias and a suitcase carrying businessman) get trapped in an elevator because of a power failure. When they get out at floor 7, they find out that things have become abnormal. All other people have disappeared and there seems to be something evil lurking in the empty corridors. They have to get downstairs fast because the girl needs medicine urgently. So they begin their journey down the building, one floor after another, and every floor is darker, more decayed and more menacing than the previous one.Dark Floors is a well-made movie. All the actors play their characters well and friendship as well as enmity develops between them. The hospital environment is credible. Every floor looks more decayed than the previous one. The monsters are menacing and they provide enough thrills and chills. The story is well-paced and the mystery unfolds in a way that keeps you wanting to know more.Unfortunately Dark Floors has a very confusing storyline. Probably you won't understand it the first time and you might feel disappointed in the end. Small clues are given from time to time, especially by Tobias and Sarah, so listen closely what they say.It is also disappointing in a horror movie that the monsters have no motives. The film never explains why such dissimilar monsters as a ghost, a mummy, a space alien, a demon and a bunch of zombies terrorize the hospital. It shows that the movie was made around a rock band wearing monster masks.Despite the above mentioned shortcomings I like the movie and I have watched it several times.***Spoilers below***So what was it all about? The film should have been titled "Sarah's Recurring Nightmare" but then it would have been too obvious...In the beginning Sarah falls asleep in the brain scan machine. She is in the rapid eye movement phase of sleep, which is when dreams happen. She hears her father say "Hang on for another minute, baby!" The same line is repeated in the end of the movie, this time Sarah says it to her dying father. So it is all a dream that happens in that instant.The main theme of the movie is breaking out from vicious circles. Sarah is in a vicious circle of hospitalization and she doesn't seem to get any help, which drives her father to desperation. Due to her condition Sarah keeps on repeating the same thoughts. She also keeps on dreaming the same nightmare again and again. Other people get trapped there but only Tobias remembers it. Every floor is a new iteration in the vicious circle. Everything happens in parallel, in a time loop, in that instant.The dream keeps on repeating and decaying until darkness (personified by Lordi) swallows it completely -- except not this time. Sarah finally manages to break out, which is symbolized very subtly by the blue crayon that she is holding in the end.

chris dimarino Dark Floors is a very interesting moving. It is thought provoking, dark and paced well. Unfortunately not to many other compliments can be given to this movie. It is thought provoking because it is flat out so random and no explanations are given.Dark Floors has some fundamental pieces of a good fantasy horror. There are some interesting terrors and the setting is great. The acting is average but none of these things can save this movie.This movie seems like it's a great movie with about 15 minutes of plot oriented scenes cut out. The movie makes no sense and doesn't even try to bring you along for the ride. It's sad because the movie was beginning to remind me of a crappy Silent Hill, but just ended up being crappy.I would recommend this movie to anyone who wants to pay as little attention to a movie as possible and not miss anything.

Robert W. Dark Floors has several elements of a Horror film that makes me giddy. I love cheesy horror, I love dark, lonely horror stories similar to what they tried to do with this film. Set in a hospital ward with a small group of very different people, and something hunting them, it seems like the perfect premise but when you're on a low budget and dealing with very little change in setting the characters and the story needs to be above average!! The story starts out really strong but unfortunately falls apart in the latter half of the film. Its one of those films that feels like maybe they got tired of making it, ran out of money, or just stopped caring after the first 45 minutes give or take. The main group might be even a little too big as they just didn't spend enough time exploring some of the main characters that you actually wanted to know more about. Also some back story and some more origin to the monster would have been nice as well.Noah Huntley plays Ben, the doting father of an autistic little girl. He's sort of the stereotypical macho male hero of the story but the problem is he doesn't break the mold in anyway so everything he does is typical and while he is decent at the role, it doesn't wow you. Skye Bennett is the daughter and she is one of the better roles in the film playing the autistic and seemingly psychic little girl. I think they could have used her and her character a lot more to carry the story. Dominique McElligott plays the Nurse Emily and she is probably one of the better performers in the film. She shows the necessary talent to be a scream queen and gives a decent performance! William Hope is the angry, conceited businessman Jon. There could have been some good story there with the jerk that you love to hate and he goes to a certain level with it but then leaves you mostly disappointed. Ronald Pickup and Leon Herbert round out the cast is supporting roles that much like everyone else are good...but just shy of great. The beasts chasing them are played by Finnish metal band Lordi...can't really say much about their performance...they do the trick.The aforementioned metal group Lordi created this story and play roles in it as well. I will say this is better than most of the Horror Rob Zombie creates. Director Pete Riski is new to a full length feature film and everything is in place for this to be a really creepy experience. It is definitely worth watching but the problem I keep coming back to is there so much potential for so much more here and it feels like they miss the mark again and again and by the time that its all over you just feel really empty and sort of gypped. Horror fans will find some redeemable qualities but if you're looking for a scare or a fun thrill ride there is better out there. 7/10

broholcombe Stupidest movie I've ever forced myself to watch. Great visual effects but you don't establish any connections with any of the characters. Its like all this stuff is going on in the movie but you don't know why. It just starts to happens and develop abruptly without any meaning. What is the point of this movie? Even to be entertaining, movies need a reason or a plot. The characters all act bewildered but they seem to be "OK" with that. This movie just "happens" and the ending is just plain stupid. The main character doesn't say more than one sentence at a time and it's incoherent at best. No rhyme or reason. It seems like quite a bit of money was wasted on a pointless movie.