37
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinWhile the story's conceit brims with metaphor and symbolism, it rarely comes off as didactic or heavy-handed. Instead, it's smart and provocative. The movie's late-breaking twist also feels about right.
- 60Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyVillage VoiceSherilyn ConnellyAfter the Dark is a shaggy dog story but an intriguing and frequently beautiful one.
- 50The DissolveAndrew LapinThe DissolveAndrew LapinThrough all the ham-fisted lunacy, writer-director John Huddles displays an infectious love of philosophy, coupled with an exhilarating, anything-goes filmmaking style.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAlthough it displays far more imagination than is usual for such teen-oriented fare, After the Dark ultimately sinks under the weight of its pretensions.
- 30The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldSlack acting (perhaps aggravated by the harsh lighting design) and the script’s inability to build characters together vaporize the chances for the movie, which is both smugly clever and at times distastefully clueless.
- We'd be able to give this movie a pass if it actually took its own original concept seriously, which is the biggest problem that After The Dark perpetuates.
- 20VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyCredit for being offbeat can only do so much to redeem a neither-fish-nor-fowl bore like After the Dark, whose exploitable elements go tastefully unexploited while its gestures toward profundity turn out to be playing air guitar.