Darkness Falls (2003)
This reminded me a lot of Valentine, another thoroughly mediocre piece of goods that twisted the knickers of every horror fan this side of Mongolia. No, it's not remotely a good film. It has a lot of issues (most glaringly being the film's extremely flexible definition of 'darkness' and 'light'). But come on folks -- it's not even the worst night-terror-themed film to come out in the last six months. At least this one tried to stick to a set of rules and provided a blackout to explain why its light-phobic characters wouldn't just get the fuck out of dark places. I have a feeling that a lot of people who slagged this film skipped They altogether. While I do recommend that course of action, watching the two side by side would at least demonstrate that Darkness Falls isn't even lame enough to get worked up about. It's rote all the way, but you've probably seen worse.
Grade: C
This reminded me a lot of Valentine, another thoroughly mediocre piece of goods that twisted the knickers of every horror fan this side of Mongolia. No, it's not remotely a good film. It has a lot of issues (most glaringly being the film's extremely flexible definition of 'darkness' and 'light'). But come on folks -- it's not even the worst night-terror-themed film to come out in the last six months. At least this one tried to stick to a set of rules and provided a blackout to explain why its light-phobic characters wouldn't just get the fuck out of dark places. I have a feeling that a lot of people who slagged this film skipped They altogether. While I do recommend that course of action, watching the two side by side would at least demonstrate that Darkness Falls isn't even lame enough to get worked up about. It's rote all the way, but you've probably seen worse.
Grade: C
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