In mourning over the tragic drowning of their daughter Sarah (Stuckey), James (Bean) and Adele (Bello) are visited by Ebrill (Stone), a young girl who claims she died 60 years ago ... and bares a startling resemblance to Sarah... Read more
| Starring | Sean Bean, Maria Bello, Richard Elfyn, Maurice Roeves |
|---|---|
| Director | John Fawcett |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
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In mourning over the tragic drowning of their daughter Sarah (Stuckey), James (Bean) and Adele (Bello) are visited by Ebrill (Stone), a young girl who claims she died 60 years ago ... and bares a startling resemblance to Sarah...
| Starring | Sean Bean, Maria Bello, Richard Elfyn, Maurice Roeves, Abigail Stone, Sophie Stuckey |
|---|---|
| Director | John Fawcett |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 29 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Aug 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
Gripping, heart-rending and marvellously directed
Unusual, atmospheric, intelligent and fascinating
An entertaining film on the whole, which has a slow pace at times (the first 30-minutes or so somewhat drag), but has hints of The Ring & Silent Hill, and an interesting (if predictable and straight-forward) story. The movie gets better it progresses, and has an interesting but predictable & somewhat confusing twist ending. The film is short at 85-minutes, and there was the potential for something better (which was never really met), but the small cast do a good job (including Sean Bean, Monica Bello, and Maurice Roëves), and in the end the film delivered pretty much what I expected going in. The Dark is not as good as the directors most well-known movie Ginger Snaps, but it passes 90-minutes. Not a film I would recommend watching at the cinema though, I would wait for the DVD instead.
Decent acting, slow plot and what seems the norm for pseudo-horror films these days: a downbeat ending.
Sticking to the Welsh legend would have worked, but making the shepherd the 'big bad' and turning him into a Freddy Kreuger-stereotype failed dismally.
The alternative ending was better, but the last 20 mins was still a pile of sheep droppings.
Lack of CGI aside, the tale has amazing plot similarities to Silent Hill, which starred Sean Bean with an 'American' accent, and which was also pants.
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