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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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Woefully murky and meaningless...The world’s most durable and heavy duty flashlight couldn’t bring an ounce of brightness to the underwhelming Alone in the Dark

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
01/30/05
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

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

If someone recommends you see Alone in the Dark, assume that person hates you or at least dislikes you.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
01/30/05
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

One of the worst movies ever made.

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
01/29/05
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

horrific and horrible

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/29/05
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Film Threat

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

Chances are, you'll probably find yourself alone in the theater too.

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
01/29/05
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
Modamag.com

Quite possibly the worst of the year. Definiately the worst of the month.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
01/29/05
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

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

Trying to rehash this plot is like trying to describe a Jackson Pollock painting while drunk

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/28/05
Pete Croatto
Pete Croatto
Filmcritic.com

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

Unconvincing leads, nonsensical plot, dumb staging -- this movie has it all.

Full Review Source: Boston Herald | comment Comment
01/28/05
Paul Sherman
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald

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

Once the poorly staged mayhem erupts, there's no disguising the fact that it's all been a pointless buildup to 40 minutes of running, shooting and screaming, and you've wasted whatever time and attention you devoted to following any of its minutiae.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/28/05
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The film looks like it was made for $1.05 with its murky cinematography, sloppy special effects, and cheap sets.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
01/28/05
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Alone in the Dark is so awful, anyone who spends 10 bucks seeing it ought to get 11 bucks change and a written apology from the director and cast.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
01/28/05
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

Dreadful.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
01/28/05
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

A film so mind-blowingly horrible that it teeters on the edge of cinematic immortality.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/28/05
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle

If you are alone in the dark with Alone in the Dark, be sure to bring chewing gum -- it will provide entertainment.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
01/28/05
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

The acting is awful and amateurish.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
01/28/05
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
 
 
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