Dark Spell (2021) User Reviews

Decent...

[yukonanthony · 6/10 · 29 December 2021]

Modern Russian Cinema often impresses at War, Sci-Fi, & Disaster films ...sometimes, they're surprisingly good. But in my opinion, they still fall slightly short on the Horror genre. I have yet to see one that chilled me to the bone... some have a few scare & creepy scenes, with superb atmospheric filming & effects. But nothing out of ordinary or unique if we're used to watching horror films that already exist on our shelves. As a matter of fact, the ENTIRE HORROR GENRE has deteriorated across the globe for the most part in recent years. Not sure what the problem is...

Pass

[gab-67599 · 5/10 · 6 July 2021]

It was half good, I will give it that. Actors were not relatable or memorable. Krill was cute, that's about it. Tip-A better movie to watch would have to be American Ultra or Werewolves Within. I do not recommend even if you have free time on your hands.

Love Stinks

[nogodnomasters · 4/10 · 6 August 2021]

Zhenya (Yana Yenzhayeva) loves Kirill (Konstantin Beloshapka) and they have a baby. Kirill is an artist who loves the model du jour. Zhenya makes gowns for weddings. In order to get Kirill back, Zhenya visits a gypsy (Sabina Akhmedova) who gives her a spell that needs to be preformed at a church wedding. Viktor (Ilya Yermolov) and Sonya (Varvara Borodina) are the ideal couple. Zhenya passes out and is rushed to the hospital. Dr. Viktor attends to her while his bride is doing the ba-dunka-dunka in the closet with another guy. Kirill comes back, but is super controlling, jealous, and possessive. When he dies, things don't get better as Zhenya wants to reverse a spell. Hey! No take backs.

I apologize for giving away a lot of plot but this is where the DVD cover and IMDB leave off also and it seems like a logical place to do so. I really didn't get into the characters or the dubbing.

Guide: No swearing. Sex and nudity (Yana Yenzhayeva)

Ok

[takumi-mitsui · 31 August 2021]

You are mine and i am your.. hmmm.. uncensored sexs since wow... But ending hmmm... Just die cannot be undo.. Morale of story don't pack with demon.

Not good

[mzunah · 1/10 · 7 July 2021]

The storyline not good bad Acting. No recommended. Bad acting.

An OK movie

[d-rochon · 7/10 · 6 July 2021]

The storyline was good, and even the dubbing was not bad. I really enjoyed this movie.

new story

[aronoal · 7/10 · 25 July 2021]

It's new story! It 's bery impressive! Black wedding is bad word! Husbund is bad guy. It's secret stoty. This movie is very interesting! But I disapointed. Acter and actress playing very good!

Quite awesome

[corneliusroz · 10/10 · 14 August 2021]

The cinematography and lighting with the thriller parts are so good. Very very underrated work of art and the performance of actors were awesome. Quite a good movie.

I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING

[nickeyblack35 · 7/10 · 21 August 2022]

I watched it with English subtitles. I prefer to watch my foreign films, that are not in English, that way.

This film could've went a different direction, but the direction it went was sufficient. My only gripe would be how everyone involved popped up at the church. The woman who caused all the drama should have really suffered throughout the film until she made things right. Because of this I am lowering my score to 6, but I'll let the 7 remain up above.

Like I stated, if it would've stayed in the premise, I had in mind, which was the Dark Spell bringing her boyfriend to life and going on jealous rampage as a "conscious zombie" then I would go higher in my scoring. Nevertheless, good movie.

It was sweet

[leoghena · 7/10 · 18 June 2022]

Well I gotta say America have really taken over the world buh anyways it's a lovely story line even tho d ending got me a bit confused Think she later died tho wen entering the bath tub.

Dark Fate

[cahidi · 7/10 · 19 September 2023]

Stories about summoning a demon never end well. Including this movie. Spoiler alert : the ending doesn't favor the protagonist. One thing I don't like about the protagonist is that she's a stereotypical weak minded woman who's willing to do anything or sacrifice anything to conform to other people's will. In this case, her selfish desire to own her crappy boyfriend. So if you don't like this kind of person, don't watch this movie. I did because the horror side was just good to watch. The jump scares were reasonable, not cheap ones. Solid 7 from me. I don't know why other people rated it so poorly. Maybe because it's from Russia. I mean, you can hate the country, but why condemn a perfectly good movie just for that? I'm not biased towards any political agenda. When I see something good, I give good rating. This movie does not deserve rating under 5 stars. The acting was decent, the plot was solid (even though it's predictable), and although there wasn't any plot twists, the story is still interesting enough to follow through.

Ignore the negativity ....

[colinkhenry · 9/10 · 1 December 2021]

I thought it was a very good story. I'm thinking a lot of the negative reviews are on the 'acting' the only bad acting/script is the Americanisation of the dubbing. The rest of the world don't speak with an American dialect. So makes this Russian film seem poorly scripted. But it's not. Just poorly dubbed.

It's certainly not the predictable Hollywood type supernatural/horror. Yet again possibly why some are negative towards it. Because it's just not Hollywood enough!

A bit of that ol' black magic ... creepy

[pulley-cc9 · 10/10 · 28 March 2021]

Well done movie. Definitely can get a viewer creeped out. Just a note ... permanent wants may become permanent regrets.

I like it

[mcmcormick · 10/10 · 29 October 2021]

So the whole concept of summoning the devil to get what you want is always a cliche. I mean it obviously ends up bad. But the movie has enough scares to keep you interested. The ending only sucks because the main protagonist gets what's coming to her. It's the devil, right? You always end up losing your soul because you called him.

Give this movie a chance and watch...

[canxdemircan · 10/10 · 25 March 2021]

I think it was a very good movie. The subject, atmosphere and acting are very good, director of photography did a good job.

Very Good Movie

[opaldaves · 10/10 · 27 February 2022]

I believe this movie was underrated. Light is what makes a good scary movie and this one didn't appear cheap. Wanted to give it seven stars but the lighting made me sit through it I swear I hate cheap looking films. And the characters were attractive. Yes there were a few spoilers but what movie doesn't have them.

Memorable movie

[bmandela · 10/10 · 13 July 2021]

This movie was quite memorable. Still recovering from the chills I got while watching this movie. The acting was superb, story was great. Dubbing was okay! Enjoyed it big time.