Dark Places

  • 2015


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26 % Rotten
$ 5 Million
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Average Rating 2.4/5
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2.0
Yes, Dark Places is the straight to VOD ensemble disaster youre afraid its going to be, which is an inexcusable shame. We Got This Covered
5.0
In the end, this twisty thriller just winds up twisting in the wind. Vulture
2.0
That film leads you one way, only to shift perspective and subvert your expectationsjust when something seems concrete, then it pulls the rug out.Dark .. Paste Magazine
1.9
We needed a reason to wallow in the dark places of Libby Days horrible life to make the cinematic journey worthwhile. Rogerebert
3.0
However, its slow pace and inability to keep me focused made it lose points in my book. The Young Folks
4.5
This is a damned shame, as Dark Places is, surprisingly, a more thrilling mystery tale than Gone Girl before it. Cinema Blend
1.0
Flash forward three decades complete with an awkward onscreen note, Libby Day Today. Ny Daily News
1.9
While the books shocking conclusion was a stretch that Flynn barely made believable, this poorly paced film simply makes it impossible. The Globe And Mail
1.8
The sheer luridness of Dark Places may hold your attention, but by the close the goofy plot twists and laughable motivations will probably induce a fe .. One Guys Opinion
2.5
Dark Places has its sights misguidedly set on the pieces of the puzzle instead of the people assembling it. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Tweet Dark Places Daniel Barnes By This article was published on 08.06.15 Advertisement Adapted from a novel by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, writer .. News Review
3.0
Review Our Score by Stephen Carty This dark, downbeat thriller involves plenty of twists and turns. Radio Times
2.0
The film, overall, is fatally uncertain of its identity never quite certain whether its a gruesome murder mystery out to shock us or a heavy, characte .. Independent
3.5
But neither quite rises above the level of formulaic genre fiction, and they remain merely good reads rather than compulsive page turners. Film Journal
2.0
Writer director Gilles Paquet Brenner made the decent French wartime drama Sarahs Key.This is just dull pulp. The Guardian
2.0
The premise is creaky and the satanic scare backstory more intriguingly handled in Alejandro Amenabars wrongly ridiculed Regression. The Guardian
2.0
Inexpert execution, lazy attention to detail and a lackluster lead performance conspire to render a juicy mystery rather boring. Az Central
3.5
The appeal of this film lies in its twisted even somewhat distasteful mystery, its performances and its shrewd sleight of hand structure. Mountain X
3.1
Dark Places, with its titular promise to lead us into disquieting spaces both literal and psychological, certainly maintains enough interest, although .. Q Network
2.8
It isnt terrible, exactly, but disappointing considering its cast and source. Ew
2.0
Well over half of the twists dont work and will either leave you groaning or laughing Flickering Myth
2.5
Dark Places isnt a disaster of a film. Instead, its the definition of average, and we wish it could have taken us to some more interesting places. Sf Gate
1.5
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1.3
Paquet Brenner evinces little talent for the glancing, casual touches that can heighten even a routine thriller. Slant Magazine
3.1
Existential questions aside, the surface level generic pleasures of Dark Places and the stellar cast are entertaining enough, even if it doesnt quite .. Chicago Tribune
1.3
The movie cant decide whether teen Satanism actually exists or is a product of grown up hysteria. Boston Globe
2.5
Everyone involved, including the audience, deserves a better movie than this. Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
Its twists come off as more absurd than shocking, and while Paquet Brenner builds some effective atmosphere around rural poverty and cult paranoia, th .. Las Vegas Weekly
2.5
But it keeps the guessing game going long enough to compensate for some otherwise shallow characterizations, while Theron offers up an earnest and dow .. Hollywood Reporter
1.0
But in writer director Gilles Paquet Brenners hands, its a convoluted, airless procedural that generates practically no suspense and little thats them .. Los Angeles Times
2.5
The mystery unspools slowly, with so many different twists and turns its impossible to figure it out ahead of time. Thats fine. By the time you get th .. Detroit News
3.0
On the bright side, with Charlize Theron as its damaged goods heroine, this more routine Kansas set chiller should still rake in some decent cash for .. Variety
2.2
Here, its simply an ending and nothing more.Dark Places just feels phony. Consequence Of Sound
3.1
Dark Places takes moviegoers down a familiar road that would have been far more satisfying if the final destination wasnt so utterly convoluted and im .. The Star
3.2
But while Dark Places doesnt quite reach the glossy, twist filled heights of Gone Girl, it should satisfy genre fans looking for another gripping plot .. Oregon Live
2.2
But the mystery of the film is why Flynn, the patron saint of schemers, couldnt brainstorm how to kill it. La Weekly
2.0
That makes everything else even more frustrating.Im not saying everything else is all Paquet Brenners fault, but continuity, pacing, and making sure a .. The Stranger
2.5
Its a fairly standard murder mystery with some good acting and an ending that comes out of nowhere. Christianity Today
2.0
awash with dark moodiness as it tells a raggedy story that suffers from a failure of to find a narrative structure as strong or as compelling as the p .. Killer Movie Reviews
3.0
This adaptation of Gillian Flynns novel grows tedious before it even gets started.Seeing Dark Places, the adaptation of Gillian Flynns novel, will giv .. Patriot Ledger
2.0
Had director Gilles Paquet Brenner embraced the materials pulpier elements, Dark Places may have proved an entertaining slice of Southern Gothic, but .. Scmp
3.0
There is some satisfaction in seeing how the truth comes to light. And learning that, sometimes, the darkest places are of our own imagining. Straits Times
3.0
Based on another page turner by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, mystery thriller Dark Places cant match its predecessor for throat grabbing suspense b .. What So
2.5
There is an interesting movie tucked within Dark Places, if it was presented not as a whodunit but instead as a psychological study of Satanic Panic. Lainey Gossip
2.5
By the end, its neither really a story of reconciliation nor a particularly gripping thriller, just a chance to join the kill club as they wade throug .. National Post
3.0
This drama is author Gillian Flynns second big screen adaptation, but Dark Places is no Gone Girl. The New Paper
2.0
Wishy washy and all round characterless, Dark Places is neither as dark nor as daring as its synopsis, title and everything else about it suggests. Cairo 360
2.0
Cross cutting between past and present seems trudging and obligatory, illustrating the difference between suspenseful and just plain stretched out. Sf Weekly
1.3
The picture is dark, all right.And dreary and dismal and downright distasteful. Seattle Times
2.5
Everybody in the movie is either too good or too bad.This film brings to mind Therons Oscar winning performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Mon .. Monsters And Critics
2.0
Its simply an exercise in a kind of grimness that Quebecoise directors seem to enjoy (cf. Denis Villeneuves Prisoners). But if thats your idea of a go .. Daily Public
2.5
That premise could have made for a terrific character study in Gilles Pacquet Brenners adaptation of a novel by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), had there b .. City Weekly
2.0
The main problem Gilles Paquet Brenners film is that it fails to offer any meaning beyond the story itself, leaving the audience to ask only what happ .. Haaretz
2.5
(Thinkpiece idea: when moviegoers are and arent like cats being toyed with.).Like Gone Girl, the film touches on the jagged edges of lies and misperce .. Trib
2.5
When one character implores, I know this is a lot to take, I had to agree. Its like Flynn couldnt settle on one solution to her mystery, so decided to .. Madison Movie
1.5
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