Darklight (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Bill Platt

Writers:

Bill Platt (written by)
Chris Regina (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Fantasy | Drama

Tagline:

Darkness shines bright

Plot:

Inspired by an ancient myth, Darklight stars Shiri Appleby as the immortal Lilith, long hunted by a secret society known as the Faith...

Plot Keywords:

Secret Society | Dark Past | Demon | Plague | Supernatural

Cast

Shiri Appleby	...	Lilith / Elle
Richard Burgi	...	William Shaw
John de Lancie	...	Faith Director Chapel
David Hewlett	...	Anders Raeborne
Ross Manarchy	...	Prefect
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Darin Angelov	...	Young Chapel
Harry Anichkin	...	Abe (as Haralampi Anichkin)
Katie Atcheson	...	Jenn
Valentin Ganev	...	Beckham
Ivaylo Geraskov	...	Leo (as Ivailio Geraskov)
Richard Gnolfo	...	Marcus
Colonel Hartberger	...	Captain Shepherd
Ivan Ivanov	...	Raeborne Sr.
Viktor Panov	...	Young Shaw (as Victor Panov)
Iskra Radeva	...	Hardwick
Mickey Ryan	...	Jerry
George R. Sheffey	...	Senior Faith Agent
Hristo Shopov	...	Colonel Drake
Naum Shopov	...	Conner
Julian Vergov	...	Clerk

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | UK:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Lilith is thrown off the stairs onto a car, the car windows clearly blow out before she hits the car roof.

Quotes:

Lilith: [after knocking Shaw to the ground, acting very confident] Do you like it down there?

Refreshing And Rewarding

I love good, idea-driven sci-fi. Where there's actually a fresh concept. Not just another alien or killer android story. Darklight has an interesting hook, a she-devil who comes from the garden of eden and needs to reform herself to become a champion for man and woman kind. This movie asks for a little patience. I don't recommend it for people with A.D.D. But I believe the audience's investment is rewarded, as mine was. There's a lot going on. The story is filled with concepts, many we've seen, but they're presented in a refreshing way: a secret religious group, a mystical energy force, genetic experiments, a biblical plague, ancient curses, and more. I appreciate that the movie-makers took a novelistic approach to a TV movie. It's certainly dense. But that's a good thing IMO. I found myself discovering things on my own and not being force-fed a simplistic idea. The nicest part for me was the partnership between Lillith and William, Richard B's character. It was pretty evenly matched. I cared as much for him as I did for her and when he was struck with the plague, I wanted to see him pull through. I like David Hewlett on SGA and always liked John Delancy. Darklight was like a puzzle, when the pieces came together, it was more than the sum of its parts.