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Darkness Falls
2003
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Darkness Falls
Positive Reviews
5
Negative reviews
29
Average Rating
1.7
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2.0
Call the cops! one phantasmically beleaguered character howls, eliciting a worrying The cops are dead! from sleepyhead hero Kyle Walsh (Kley).Never a ..
Austin Chronicle
2.0
Me confused.In the end, this film will zip by faster than one of your own patented farts and provide even less to think about afterwards.
JoBlo
1.3
Darkness Falls has pushed my tolerance for Hollywood horror movies to the edge.
Mark Reviews Movies
1.5
If this film had any creative scare tactics or on screen deaths, it might be passable.Instead, its just boring.
Eric Ds Nider
1.0
Most of the cast has never made a movie before; already the actors careers are looking up.
News Review
1.5
The result is Darkness Falls, a hokey if occasionally somewhat spooky flick that relies on the oldest genre gimmicks in the book.
Screen It
2.5
There are some scary moments in this film, but basically theyre because (1) it reminds you so much of almost every other horror movie youve ever seen ..
Shadows On The Wall
1.0
So, naturally, theres a power cut..Standard Idea Executed Very Badly The premise of Darkness Falls may be extremely derivative but its still a good on ..
View London
1.5
One of the reasons I enjoy watching horror movies is that they teach me previously unknown tidbits about much beloved figures from folklore.
Film Journal
2.5
Traditional screenwriting theory dictates that backstory should enter a film only when its essential to the story, otherwise it slows a film down.
Smh
1.0
Darkness Falls is just plain bad really bad.Its yes the Pootie Tang of horror, though even that flatters it.
Mountain X
2.5
Theres a lot of noise and blurry action in Darkness Falls like the start of my worst migraines.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.2
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa PG 13 runtime 85 minutes Wide Release Date 01/24/03 performer Emma Caulfield, Chaney Kley director Jonathan L ..
Ew
2.0
This is a very flawed but entertaining and cheesy monster flick that would be fun to watch around a crowd with some popcorn.
Cinema Crazed
1.0
While its good to see the irony constipated attitude to horror movies finally gasping its last breaths, its sad that what it has been replaced with, a ..
Empire
1.0
The terrible acting, the awful pacing, and laughable special effects make the horror of watching this movie all too unintentional.
Common Sense Media
1.3
Only this tale of giant robots is completely animated, with some of its animation literally more distinguished than the rest.
Sf Gate
3.0
This is a self consciously silly, completely disposable multiplex movie that does its best to deliver its fair share of chills while struggling to kee ..
Bbc
0.6
What with its utter disregard for human life and its own inherently creepy mythos, Darkness Falls is Haxan for the Scream generation, cutesy one liner ..
Slant Magazine
2.0
And it falls firmly under the categorical heading of B minus movies not good enough to qualify as classic Gothic horror, not nearly fun enough to qual ..
Washington Post
2.0
Darkness Falls is an efficient little horror movie that doesnt waste its time getting down to business.About as scary as a ride on a minor roller coas ..
The New York Times
3.1
At little more than 75 minutes without the wildly protracted end credits, the movie skips from its first act to its suspense filled climax in a mad ru ..
The Movie Boy
2.8
Its a no brainer that aims to entertain even if it doesnt enlighten.
Reeling Reviews
1.5
Kyle, poor soul, has been menaced by her all his life, and now its time to make a stand.Its just as silly as it sounds.
Flickfilosopher
2.5
The story is completely hokey and sparse on details but it is guaranteed to scare the crap out of anyoneeven the most faithful horror aficionados.
Hollywood
1.8
But any sequels likely will go straight to video.The performers service underwritten parts with little gusto, while the technical credits, from the ex ..
Seattle Pi
2.0
It doesnt stint on the red stuff and no fright film cliche is left out.
Standard
2.5
Thats a shame because all the elements for a good horror movie are here.
Spliced Wire
3.1
Its surprising that Darkness Falls winds up as entertaining as it does, because the first half hour or so is really lame.
Reel Film
2.5
Darkness Falls breaks even, at least for horror fans, if not for horror snobs
Movie Habit
2.0
Rosie DiManno: Sometimes, the truth simply will never be known Last week we learned that we likely will never learn the cause of two spectacular myste ..
The Star
1.3
Lets just say Kley and Cormie are less than impressive in their big screen debut.
Deseret News
1.0
This is only a dimly lit horror movie on both sides of the camera and anyone who loves a good scare will find more jump in Monsters, Inc. instead.
Urban Cine File
4.4
But what this movie lacks in originality, it makes up for with thrills and fun.
Three Movie Buffs
1.0
Hoping for a good scare while watching this mess really is like pulling teeth.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
1.0
Darkness fell along with my eyelids, during this dire by the numbers horror film.
Film Guardian
2.0
Theres even that tired trick of having a cat jump out of the dark in front of the quivering heroine.
Film Guardian
2.5
Not really terrible movies.After all, theyre kinda fun to bring a date to, and theres plenty of cheap thrills and creepy moments.
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.0
Granted, logic is hardly a high priority element in slasher films, but Darkness Falls sets a new bar for lack of it.
Nitrate Online
0.5
And what moviegoers have to deal with is quite possibly the most predictable, inane and catastrophically generic horror film in cinematic history.
Juicy Cerebellum
2.5
This is all simply not frightening, nor jolting, nor even intellectually stimulating anymore.
Cinema Phile
1.0
Its only slightly more enjoyable than having army ants gnaw at your privates.
Ear Of Newt
2.5
If it had cast better actors in the roles of Kyle and Michael and taken a more cerebral route with its mythology, Darkness Falls could have been a pre ..
Movies Radio Free
2.5
Bike mounted cameras captured it all on video from multiple angles.
Charlotte
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