Bob Greenwade (bobgreenwade)
The acting in this film, particularly that from the always-pleasing Christien Anholt, is above average. The art direction and cinematography, though nowhere near Oscar-worthy, are quite good too. But those are the only things that keep this film from going directly into the toilet.Odd characters abound in here, along with many strange occurrences, without explanation. The viewer is left guessing as to what's actually going on, which is actually a good thing in the middle of the movie -- but when the film ends that way, not so much.And this one does. Just as the story is coming to an end, we're thrown a series of curve-balls and then thrown back to the middle with such a vague explanation (if it can even be called that) for the weird events in the body of the movie that we're left wondering if it's actually over. It's a relief to have it done with, but the story doesn't actually end so much as just come to a stop.What's really horrible about that is that a clear ending was well within reach. We do learn the identity of the Night Stalker serial killer. Who were Karen's fellow bus riders, appearing from nowhere at such unusual moments? What was the deal with the police detective, behaving like Longstreet in one scene and like Columbo in another? Why did the elderly male corpse get up and try to talk to Karen? And who, really, was the main perspective character -- or characters? Was there any real significance to the number 618? Granted, this has all the earmarks of a strongly "theme-oriented" story, so a strong plot, clear-cut setting, and compelling characters would have been just distracting. It's just too bad the theme couldn't have been made a bit clearer.My recommendation: unless you enjoy watching people being tortured to death with no logical explanation, only to see them suddenly come back to life to start the process all over again, skip this movie.
bjt55
Once again people who dislike horror movies seemed to have rated this movie low... This is a horror movie so if you like horror movies then you will like it! It had a genuinely creepy feeling which was great for this movie. In fact it was made pretty artistically because it goes from her normal life where everything is super bright to the point where it almost hurts your eyes, then her dreamself which is really dark and morbid. There is a lot of symbolism in this film and a killer ending. I love movies with twisted endings that aren't predictable. If you pay close attention to details you can begin to figure out a few things, but its hard to guess. This was an original idea, and pulled off really well. This would have gotten a higher rating if they created more suspense, I mean there was a few good parts but for how great the story was they could have done a better job!
dcozzuol
This is easily one of the best new horror movies I've seen in a while. At best I normally find modern horror movies entertaining, but lacking real substance. Dark Corners isn't your average gore obsessed horror movie, but really a movie that is trying to play tricks with your mind. The story revolves around Susan who is trying to get pregnant and her nightmare self Karen. In the nightmare world of Karen we get to see surreal twisted visions, while in Susan's world we see her coping with the difficulties she is having with her pregnancy. Though the movie is captivating throughout, it is really the end that makes it so good. The end has a great twist that is hinted throughout the movie, but you really can't comprehend what it is you are seeing until it is all over.
s_aucejo
This comment may contain spoilers.After telling a friend I liked horror movies, he borrowed me this one. I've watched it in the evening, with my husband, not even knowing what kind of movie it was.The beginning was very interesting despite of the gruesome cues and the very poor dialog. (Extremelly poor dialog! As for instance when the main character and her husband first come on screen and he asks her if she'd still want to make love to him if he were a dog! You figure the motivation of the writer out!)I was courageous enough to hold fast till the end of the movie and survive to some very graphic scenes, the worse, no doubt about that, being the one where the main character is tortured and loses one of her fetus. I could barely watch it.The ending makes all the suffering worthless and we can only hate anybody involved in the project. Not only because it is bad, because there are bad stories well told, but because it had some potential of being an interesting story and it was totally thrown by he window by a lack of attention, work and dedication. The attempt to shock the viewer was visibly the strongest motivation here, making the filmmakers forget the quality of the project. A pity since a lot of good ideas were spoiled by a bad motivation and everyone involved is to blame for this horrible movie.