Darkness Falls2003

Once you get past the inherent silliness of the premise, what we've got here is actually a deft little chiller, stylishly directed despite the so-so cast.

It is a really cool concept for the story. Shame that the cast are so forgettable. It’s beautifully shot, especially for a film of this time. Really beautifully made film. And it sounds good too. There’s a really cool stunt where they crash a car into a tree, in fact there are lots of great sequences. This is one of the best Hollywood horrors from this time. It does lose its energy and interest in the middle, it could have done with more layers, but then it really picks up in the final act. Some of the extras don’t react to extreme situations like when the guy is violently arrested and the doctor just stands there. Overall I really enjoyed it, shame the casting wasn’t better.

Basically brings home the bacon for horror fans -- it offers decent special effects and a nice array of those moments where you shriek and jump and nearly pee your pants but it turns out to be Mom or the cat after all.