desperadovii
Nice colors and Owen Campbell is lovely, but it's clear that they got rid of whoever was smart enough to write the beginning of the movie, and the rest was written by a committee of hacks. You can just hear it: "we can't have a heretofore decent character turn into a psycho are start hacking people up halfway thru the picture!" "You wanna bet?" It really pisses you off - this is my time being so pissed I wrote a review. It feels like good people worked hard but the result is unwatchable.
kanga2891-420-817510
Just finished this on netflix and omg. Let me just say that I had a "super dark time" just WATCHING this movie. If u don't know this already, I'm a huge film geek and dont find many movies that toy with me the way this one did. Even when I figured out where the plot was going, which is usually pretty quick for most movies. This was still able to leave me feeling rather disturbed when it all plays out. If it weren't for the horrible pacing in the 3rd act, it could have been fantastic. The director shouldve put more effort into balancing the themes; after managing to make the audience feel just as traumatized as the characters, it was a disservice to all that authentic grit to just leave me feeling confused as to WHY the director wanted to tell this story. Its like, "wait, its over? Ok...im disturbed. But what else am i supposed to feel?" I believe it tried to hard to be a minimalist art film and ended too hastily causing the narrative to feel thematically sloppy and unclear. Which is frustrating because I started this movie not expecting it to hold my attention and it actually kept me engaged and guessing all the way to the end, and even afterwards. I was waiting for the director to make it clear what he was trying convey with this story but he never figured out what angle he wanted to take so it felt like I was just forced to watch the innocence and sanity of these hs kids get ripped away by a series of depressingly senseless traumatic events over the course of 2 hrs. maybe he thought if he just kept it vague and dark it would make it sophisticated. Wrong. Vague =/= artistic. Couldve been great, took too many risks, ended up way too obscure and inaccessible. Will likely never get seen or talked about because anyone who watches the whole thing probably won't want to themselves or anyone else through that again knowing how it ends. All macabre, no closure. Making the violence feel antithetical and therefore unnecessary. 6/10.P.s. That review ended up being way longer than I intended because I couldn't easily put my finger on where it went wrong.
boatsfra
Watched this movie after one of my favorite movie reviewers remarked that it was one of the best he watched last year. I gave it a try and my goodness what a tense movie this was.
I know a movie will be good when I can't recall where I have seen any actor or actress. I believe when a movie houses less well-known actors the movie seems to be that much more entertaining because they are giving their best.
The plot is simple to follow and the director does a wonderful job letting you know something is about to go down but when it does it goes with a bang.
I loved the movie and you could do a lot worse when looking for a well-directed and well-acted thriller. Super Dark Times indeed.
Red_Identity
If there's another 2017 film that starts off really well and continues greatness until it loses all its momentum and potential and becomes a mess in its third act, then I haven't seen it. This film is an intriguing but realistic psychological drama/thriller for its first two acts and then decides to become a genre film instead. By doing so, it loses everything that made it interesting. Maybe in retrospect and on a possible rewatch I will think the third act is fine for what it is, but it's such a shame the turn the film makes. Still, it remains a worthy effort overall, with some fine performances from its cast and some effective imagery.
AD
