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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

There's nothing even remotely entertaining about this film -- audiences should stay home and play the original (or one of its numerous sequels) on Playstation instead.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

I laughed. I was bored. I couldn't believe my own eyes.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/27/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Perhaps hoping to be a sort of hybrid Matrix meets Indiana Jones meets Alien, Unfortunately, Alone in the Dark is just a bad movie.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
01/27/05
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

better than expected, but, considering the reputation of its author, this isn't much of an achievement

Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/06/05
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews

Alone in the Dark is amateurish at best and asinine at worst.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/28/05
Mack Bates
Mack Bates
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Director Uwe Boll (is) a latter-day Ed Wood who fancies himself a cross between action-sytlish John Woo and B-movie horror-ific John Carpenter.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
01/26/05
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Quite possibly one of the worst movies of the decade.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
01/28/05
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

When the giant, intelligent bees of the future sift through the ashes of our civilization, they will find Alone in the Dark, and they will understand. It's so bad it's postmodern.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
02/02/05
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Entertainment Weekly

As an audience-participation midnight movie, Alone in the Dark has potential.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
01/28/05
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

Dear Alone in the Dark, ...It's time for me to start seeing other movies. But I will think of you always, when I sit at the movies, alone in the dark, without you.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
01/29/05
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Believe it or not, it is possible to inspire decent cinema from the roots of Nintendo or Playstation. But you can't do it with Pong-caliber talent.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/30/05
Matt Caracappa
Matt Caracappa
Boxoffice Magazine

Alone in the Dark offers ample evidence that House of the Dead helmer Uwe Boll should put down his joystick -- quickly, before anyone else gets hurt.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/27/05
Justin Chang
Justin Chang
Variety
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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

On the short list of Worst Movies Ever Made.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/27/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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

Alone in the Dark pourrait figurer dans un dictionnaire en exemple frappant de ce que signifie «insipide».

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
07/27/05
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Panorama

Wow. What an aptly named movie.

Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa) | comment Comment
02/02/05
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
KWQC-TV (Iowa)

Anyone who chooses to watch this film will probably be alone in the dark as most theaters will be empty

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
01/31/05
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com
 
 
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