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Alone in the Dark

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Alone in the Dark (2005)

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Reviews Counted:115

Fresh:1

Rotten:114

Average Rating:1.7/10

Consensus: Inept on almost every level, Alone in the Dark may not work as a thriller, but it's good for some head-slapping, incredulous laughter.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: You wake up in the middle of the night with the feeling someone is in the room with you. You get a flash of panic as you fumble for your bedside lamp. But when you turn on the light, no one is... You wake up in the middle of the night with the feeling someone is in the room with you. You get a flash of panic as you fumble for your bedside lamp. But when you turn on the light, no one is there. You might feel safe…but just because you can't see something doesn't mean it's not there. Watching. Waiting. Existing at the fragile boundaries of our perception. There is a world around us, a world most of us never see - or never want to see. As a child, Edward Carnby was given irrefutable proof of that world. He hasn't slept well since. Now, twenty years later, Edward is a paranormal investigator. When the irrational and the inexplicable become undeniable, he is there. He is not out to change your mind. But he may be the only one who can save your life. Now, the greatest mystery of Edward's past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced. Nineteen people have disappeared, and they have only one thing in common - each one grew up in the same orphanage as Edward. Looking for answers, Edward learns that an ancient artifact of considerable power has been discovered in a long-lost shipwreck. Amidst mounting danger, he turns to Aline Cedrac, a brilliant anthropologist who's also his ex-flame - and the only person he really trusts. In a world of ancient evils, lost civilizations, shadowy government conspiracies, and deadly paranormal threats, Edward and Aline come together to confront a supernatural enemy unlike anything they've ever seen before…one whose very existence could threaten all of humankind. -- © Lions Gate Films [More]

Starring: Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, William Sanderson

Starring: Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, William Sanderson, Robert C. Bruce, Ed Anders, Daniel Cudmore, Darren Shahlavi, Francoise Yip

Director: Uwe Boll

Director: Uwe Boll
Screenwriter: Michael Roesch, Elan Mastai, Peter Scheerer
Producer: Shawn Williamson, Wolfgang Herold
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Any chance for suspense is thwarted by gratuitous violence, heavy-metal–propelled action sequences and laughably flat dialogue between characters who are barely more developed than in the Atari version.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out
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Alone In The Dark isn't going to set the world on fire, but it largely succeeds with what it has to work with. Just don't take it seriously and you'll have a fun time.

Full Review Source: Eclipse Magazine | comment 21 Comments
01/27/05
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

So poorly built, so horribly acted and so sloppily stitched together that it's not even at the straight- to-DVD level.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/28/05
E! Online
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as predictable as watching a bag of microwave popcorn pop and as terrifying as a herd of dust bunnies

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/26/05
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

Attains a level of awe-inspiring Velveeta dunderheadedness.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
02/03/05
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Veers tantalizingly close to being one of those movies that is so bad it's good, but in the end, it's so bad it's just ... bad.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/28/05
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

The garish editing and stilted, exposition-only dialogue induce the frisson of an America's Most Wanted re-enactment that pays unexpected, sidesplitting returns.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/02/05
Benjamin Strong
Benjamin Strong
Village Voice

It's only January, but I can't imagine any upcoming film replacing 'Alone in the Dark' as my leading candidate for Worst Movie of 2005.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/31/05
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

As long as director Uwe Boll is given money to make films, we are guaranteed at least one unintentionally uproarious gut-buster a year.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
06/15/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

A hokey, recycled collection of mumbo-jumbo that unabashedly steals from a multitude of other horror films.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
01/27/05
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic

Director Uwe Boll (House of the Dead) has made a cottage industry out of this kind of junk. Maybe it's time for him to close up shop.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
01/28/05
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Some concepts are meant to stay in the gaming console.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
01/28/05
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Alone in the Dark co-stars perpetual party-girl Tara Reid as an archeologist. That alone should give you some clue as to how bad this movie is.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
01/27/05
Bob Townsend
Bob Townsend
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

They say that even ugly babies have faces their mothers love, but this is truly a film that not even hardcore genre fans could appreciate.

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
01/27/05
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine

If anyone were pondering what Ed Wood would be like today if he were armed with foreign financing and computer effects, look no further than Uwe Boll.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
01/26/05
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

If you find yourself alone in Alone In The Dark, run away as fast as you can. Not because this sci-fi horror movie is scary, but because it is so stupid.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/30/05
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

Frighteningly bad cinema is the only thing scary about Alone in the Dark, which gives video-game movies an even worse name, if that's possible.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/28/05
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle

There's a point in the movie where it's best to stop trying to make sense out of this unintelligible story... right after the opening credits.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
01/27/05
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Laughably bad.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
01/27/05
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Alone in the Dark doesn't even deserve the indignity of going straight-to-video

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
01/29/05
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
Washington Times
 
 
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