The Darkling (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Po-Chih Leong

Writers (WGA):

Preston Sturges Jr. (story)
Preston Sturges Jr. (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

14 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

When mechanic Jeff Obold meets the wealthy and mysterious Bruno Rubin, he is exposed for the first time to the finer things in life...

Plot Keywords:

Wealthy | Katana Sword | Father Daughter Relationship | Classic Car | Demon

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

F. Murray Abraham	...	Bruno Rubin
Aidan Gillen	...	Jeff Obold
Lisa Linde	...	Charlotte Avenel
Nina Siemaszko	...	Marla Obold
Skye McCole Bartusiak	...	Casey Obold
Frank Gerrish	...	Stutts
Ron Frederickson	...	Clive
Todd Bridges	...	Baron
Doug Jones	...	Shadow Master
Andres Orozco	...	Francis
Bob Eric Hart	...	Uncle Bob
Shelly Kurtz	...	Sam
John Perryman	...	Gearhead
Robert Berger	...	Nico Michael
Wendy Hillesheim	...	Entourage Woman

Runtime:

Netherlands:120 min | Norway:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | UK:12 | Norway:15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Entertaining and creepy TV-film.

I've got really surprised with almost every comment in here, also with movie's IMDb rating (3.6). This movie ain't that bad. Bear in mind "The Darkling" was made for TV (USA Network production) so you won't see CGI or big budget SFX, but what you see is well done. Despite the plot that could seems a little bit odd at times, "The Darkling" has (in my honest opinion) pretty good acting, specially *F. Murray Abraham* ("Amadeus", "Scarface", "Thir13en Ghosts") that gives us a very nice performance of his character: a multi-millionaire collector; also the main character, the Irish *Aidan Gillen* ("Queer As Folk") fulfills his role in a satisfactory way. Keep an eye on this girl, kind of unknown, called *Lisa Lande*, showing us her beauty and elegance... I've never seen her in any other movie (I guess I saw her in a few series doing very small roles) but she really looks stunning although her acting isn't good enough. Anyway, her presence is important, and is an incredibly beautiful actress. Everything counts.

And for "The Darkling" itself, a weird and creepy baby demon (check out its voice, sounding deep and frightening) does a very good job creating all the suspense and supernatural atmosphere. An excellent choice for a demon, with lots of cool speeches.

So for me, it's not that bad. The plot caught me, there's plenty of dark and weird scenes, very good acting, cool looking girls (and guys too), a little bit of fun, it's entertaining and really dynamic movie. Oh! Don't forget the music, there's some amazing alternative rock and *Moby* styled tracks sang by *Dave Keough* (Music by: *Frankie Blue*)

My last words goes for the DVD releases, as far as I know it wasn't released in USA yet, but there's some South American releases (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil) and European (Germany, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Switzerland). Here in Argentina we've got DVD5, fullscreen, English audio, Spanish subs and few extras. Argentinian title: "Criatura Diabólica" (Diabolic Creature)

PS: I'm the visitor, come on and take me... Take me inside!

6.5/10 - Good.