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2007

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Susan Cooper's beloved fantasy series comes to the screen with THE DARK IS RISING. A boy discovers that he possesses special powers, but his newfound abilities thrust him into a battle between good and evil. Read more

Starring	Drew Tyler Bell, Frances Conroy, James Cosmo, Wendy Crewson
Director	David L. Cunningham
Genres	Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Another 14-year-old boy discovers the future of humanity depends on his magical powers in this over-familiar fantasy... read more on Time Out
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- - Trevor Johnston
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  - 5
  A franchise fails before it starts
  
  With the approaching end of the Harry Potter franchise (assuming that JK Rowling doesn't suddenly write another book based in Hogwarts) Hollywood is ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 20 Dec 2007 at 09:47
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  OK, but nothing special...
  
  Even though this has been out for years I watched for the first time last night! For me it was OK, but nothing special.
  
  It's maybe worth a look ... read more »
  
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- - SiSlayRD500
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  - Solihull
  - 17 May 2012 at 12:14
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  More dark needed
  
  10 year old: I give it 5 stars, because it was very good but the boy could have had more powers.
  
  47 year old mum: I give it 4 stars because my son ... read more »
  
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- - DizzzieLizzie
  - 2 reviews
  - 24 Nov 2011 at 12:49
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  Very Enjoyable
  
  Although this film has been on the TV - I still really enjoyed it as I think I missed some parts of the film on TV due to the adverts - Nice Film
  
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- - a customer
  - 17 Oct 2011 at 14:37
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  Everything plus the kitchen sink
  
  I found the hotchpotch of English and American elements - eg the covered bridge, the non-English interior of the family's house, helped prevent me from ... read more »
  
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  - 17 Oct 2011 at 10:46
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  worth a look!
  
  good film, good story, it is predictable but has a great cast and is different.
  
  My hubby is very hard to please film wise but even he liked this one... read more »
  
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- - Julie23
  - 23 reviews
  - Trowbridge
  - 12 Oct 2011 at 20:04
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  Read the book instead
  
  The film is okay, but if you've read the book you'll be disappointed. They've 'Americanised' it a lot, and my advice would be to read the ... read more »
  
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- - Alycat
  - 1 review
  - 07 Aug 2011 at 13:56
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  Boring wouldnt bother
  
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  Very slow to build up, they spent so much time explaining the story that i eventually got bored and stopped watching it.
  
  It was disjointed it didnt ... read more »
  
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  - 24 Jul 2011 at 22:49
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  disappointed much?
  
  I was quite disappointed with this, the story its self was very good but unfortunately they didnt do it justice in the film. Parts weren't explained very ... read more »
  
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- - marciebee
  - 5 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 13 May 2011 at 20:35
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  - 0
  The Dark is Rising
  
  A Kids film that somehow just does not hang together
  
  A film of limited ideas and limited special powers.
  
  Not for me. In a battle against ... read more »
  
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- - Wuz
  - 16 reviews
  - High Wycombe
  - 04 Apr 2011 at 21:05
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  I enjoyed it
  
  Very unsual plot, I liked it. The only thing that bothered me is how nobody seems to be asking questions at the end, which is very unrealistic. Also, do not ... read more »
  
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  - 13 Feb 2011 at 18:10
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- - 65
  - 5
  A franchise fails before it starts
  
  With the approaching end of the Harry Potter franchise (assuming that JK Rowling doesn't suddenly write another book based in Hogwarts) Hollywood is ... read more »
  
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  - Vivacia
  - 28 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Dec 2007 at 09:47
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  Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper deserves better.
  
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  If you love the book then do not get this film. I imagined it would probably be a bit suspect as Will had become an American and aged 14 but I decided it may be... read more »
  
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  - Skipton
  - 29 Aug 2008 at 08:22
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  Rubbish
  
  Expected something vaguely adventurous, but just found it boring and predictacle. Avoid it if want to see something at least interesting.
  
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  - Yeovil
  - 20 Jan 2008 at 18:59
- - 8
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  Enjoyable!
  
  I didn't quite know what to expect when I went to see this, but I quite enjoyed it. It wasn't anything special: the age old story of the fight against ... read more »
  
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  - SW London
  - 26 Oct 2007 at 15:14
- - 6
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  Angry!
  
  Susan Cooper's books are brilliant and I suppose that this utter travesty of an adaptation now means that they will never be filmed as they should have been... read more »
  
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- - skeadugenga
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  - 18 Jul 2008 at 23:38
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  The dark was rising while my eyelids were drooping
  
  As a huge fan of the fantasy gene I feel a little derelict in my duty by not having read any of the “The Dark Is Rising “ series of books by Susan ... read more »
  
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- - Northernsky
  - 318 reviews
  - Halifax
  - 05 May 2008 at 11:23
- - 4
  - 0
  Enjoyable fantasy
  
  With a former Dr Who as the baddie and Lovejoy as a goodie, this has the feel of a BBC Sunday evening drama - some good effects and nice performances all round... read more »
  
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- - Graham
  - York
  - 09 Apr 2008 at 10:06
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  A good Film
  
  Our two children enjoyed this film. It was very enjoyable.
  
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- - oldway
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  - Liskeard
  - 11 Apr 2008 at 12:27
- - 4
  - 0
  Dire adaptation
  
  This is the most appalling adaptation of a book I have ever seen!
  
  Susan Cooper's 'The Dark Is Rising' series of books ranks up there with... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 21:20
- - 4
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  Dark is rising
  
  God this was awful. I read the book a long time ago and enjoyed it. It's set in England or possibly Wales and they've located it in Amersham with ... read more »
  
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  - Beckenham
  - 29 Jun 2008 at 14:06

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  Susan Cooper's beloved fantasy series comes to the screen with THE DARK IS RISING. A boy discovers that he possesses special powers, but his newfound abilities thrust him into a battle between good and evil....