Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

jemz-03460 Contains spoilers: I absolutely hate it when I feel like I could have done a better job at writing and directing a movie. My first beef is that there's this random monster that is never really explained. It's just there randomly terrorizing people. I suppose we have to surmise that it's a vampire of sorts. Next, the female character chops of her freaking finger and takes it "like a man." Absolutely ridiculous. A man couldn't even take it like a man. Lol. Finally, the female was safe in a bright light, but decided turn them off to try to lure the monster I guess instead of remaining in the light until daybreak and getting the hell out of dodge. Nope. Apparently she wasn't that bright. Even if my logic wasn't applied, they could have found a better, less obviously stupid way of making her lose her well lit safety zone.

Oslo Jargo (Bartok Kinski) Take two annoying and dull Irish folks, put them in a countryside with an inept peat bog creature that can't seem to kill them, and what do you have? One hour and thirty minutes of nothing. That's right, nothing. Nothing at all. It seems said bog creature just can't kill the woman, and he doesn't really try and she then cuts herself in some accidents, about five times. She purposely cuts off her finger, doesn't bleed to death, feels no pain, and later impales her foot on a loose stake while in the bogs.It is entirely dull and trivial nonsense.

Scarecrow-88 A couple is driving through the country when they get lost as their phone's GPS is "constantly recalculating". The wrong turn leads to the car getting stuck in the mud. At the beginning of the film before we meet the couple, a farmer is attacked by a vampire who had been buried in the earth with a stake in its heart as he was digging a hole. Pulling the stake out because his shovel had struck it, the farmer unknowingly releases the vampire from its "sleep". The vampire then does what is expected of it…it bites the farmer. The couple soon encounters the farmer, then the vampire."From the Dark" doesn't reinvent the wheel here, as the simplistic plot doesn't task the viewer. Instead this is about creeping you out and developing a dread over time. It keeps things small-scale in terms of storytelling but the superb photography and moody lensing of the location (particularly during the nighttime) itself really are what I think this film will bring in terms of appeal to a horror audience. The Irish countryside in the film is scary in the film because even though it is so rural, spacious, and dreary, it is yet on the outskirts of civilization, off the beaten path, and rather isolated. Turning onto a road that places him and/or her out of touch with any nearby city where technology is important, and a car stuck in the mud, the couple is then placed in a difficult situation regarding finding help. Help in the hopes that they can get off the wrong road and on the right one. Instead, the potential help is wounded by a vampire which will eventually turn him into a feral creature of the night.The camera ingeniously uses a method that keeps the vampire elusive from a total detail for us. It is developed as a type of specter, a figure that is very dangerous but not distinct or elaborate for us to see in complete form. The sound design is booming when need-be and vivid to depict the snarl and movements of the creature. Its ferocity is emphasized as are its actions when after the couple. The lighting is dutifully stunning to capture the surroundings and place. This a very competent and efficient little horror show.What might be held against it is the minute plotting. This wasn't developed to necessarily confront you with something that has you dwelling on the details of its plot. "From the Dark" is more about getting a reaction, a jolt, a mounting gulp in your throat, and to envelope you with its visual presentation. I think it succeeds as a bit of chiller theater, a film that keeps things simple and lean. It is damned good looking, quite attractive aesthetically. I'd like to see this director offer the horror genre future projects. He has some real talent. Perhaps Conor McMahon will give us something in the future that is cerebral to go along with his visual skills behind the camera.

adi_2002 Sarah & Mark remain stuck with their car in mud and they go to seek help at the nearest house. After they find the landlord he converts in a creature who fears the light. Now they must fight to stay alive and in the light.I don't really know why I bothered to write a review about this. Probably because it's a bad movie and you can always find something to say about this type of film. An there is goes. It was utterly boring. Apart from the beginning the "action" takes place only inside a house. This was like watching Crawl or die, with the same scenes and places filmed over and over again. It is painful to see this sort of thing. The action develops very hard and the lack of dialog make the movie even more dull than already is. The only positive fact can be the atmosphere witch was very dark and creepy almost for the whole movie.Watch it only if you want to be really bored for 90 minutes.