The Dark (1993)
4/10
middle of the road for this genre
30 October 2006
Warning: Spoilers
this movie wasn't too too bad,i guess.the premise?an ancient creature lives beneath the surface of a graveyard,feeding on the freshest bodies..one man wants it for its remarkable healing properties.believing that humans can benefit from it.another man (a former F.B.I. agent) wants to kill it,ostensibly for revenge in the death of his partner.but there is clearly something else driving him.this premise,or a very similar one, was used a few years ago and to much greater effect.Anyway,that is all i will say as far as the plot goes.the movie itself doesn't have much in the way of substance,zero character development,and a "b" movie quality to it.the dialogue is at times pedantic or plain stupid,and delivered in robotic monotones by some of the actors.however this is not the worst of it.the creature itself is very poorly designed.it is evident in more than one scene that it is simply just someone in a big ape-like suit.the monster is not an ape,but this is close of a description as i can come up with.the ending was not consistent with the rest of the movie,and seemed tacked on when they reached the required running time.not the worst movie ever made by any means.just not overly great.Try "Relic" instead.
2 out of 6 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed