I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this terrible film. After seeing such cool horror flicks like "The Ring" and "28 Days Later", this movie was laughable at best.
Some critics and audience members alike have said that the opening was somewhat impressive and eerie, but I don't even give "Darkness Falls" that much credit. Besides the back-story, which is provided at the start and obviously not even an original idea of the script writer, this movie goes completely downhill. Although I did appreciate a few of the lines and the cast had it's moments, I was impressed more-so at the unintentional humor throughout the film.
Okay, I'll stop with the bashing and provide a little reasoning behind it. The tooth-fairy witch lady who is the evil demon of this story is a shady figure with a white mask and black cape -- it gets worse... she darts in and out randomly with annoying gurgle-like sounds that come from her ghost of a throat. And for some reason, a man and a little boy have been traumatized by this irritating attacker who only comes out at night. And of course this little boy has some kind of insight into this witch's world and I guess that is supposed to be frightening (another trick I guess) -- but "The Sixth Sense" and "The Ring", and maybe even "Signs" have really worn out that idea. This movie may give new meaning to the power of a flashlight, but the drama and action that ensues is so silly and un-scary that you being to wonder if this movie is maybe a practical-joke! On top of that, nothing makes sense at all... there are so many plot holes, you could grade cheese with this flick.
But if you're looking for a good laugh, go rent it... because it's a lot funnier than your typical and intentional comedy right now.
Some critics and audience members alike have said that the opening was somewhat impressive and eerie, but I don't even give "Darkness Falls" that much credit. Besides the back-story, which is provided at the start and obviously not even an original idea of the script writer, this movie goes completely downhill. Although I did appreciate a few of the lines and the cast had it's moments, I was impressed more-so at the unintentional humor throughout the film.
Okay, I'll stop with the bashing and provide a little reasoning behind it. The tooth-fairy witch lady who is the evil demon of this story is a shady figure with a white mask and black cape -- it gets worse... she darts in and out randomly with annoying gurgle-like sounds that come from her ghost of a throat. And for some reason, a man and a little boy have been traumatized by this irritating attacker who only comes out at night. And of course this little boy has some kind of insight into this witch's world and I guess that is supposed to be frightening (another trick I guess) -- but "The Sixth Sense" and "The Ring", and maybe even "Signs" have really worn out that idea. This movie may give new meaning to the power of a flashlight, but the drama and action that ensues is so silly and un-scary that you being to wonder if this movie is maybe a practical-joke! On top of that, nothing makes sense at all... there are so many plot holes, you could grade cheese with this flick.
But if you're looking for a good laugh, go rent it... because it's a lot funnier than your typical and intentional comedy right now.