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
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
Reviews for Alone in the Dark
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.
If someone recommends you see Alone in the Dark, assume that person hates you or at least dislikes you.
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.
Quite possibly the worst of the year. Definiately the worst of the month.
Alone in the Dark doesn't even deserve the indignity of going straight-to-video
Trying to rehash this plot is like trying to describe a Jackson Pollock painting while drunk
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.
Unconvincing leads, nonsensical plot, dumb staging -- this movie has it all.
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.
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.
The film looks like it was made for $1.05 with its murky cinematography, sloppy special effects, and cheap sets.
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.
A film so mind-blowingly horrible that it teeters on the edge of cinematic immortality.
If you are alone in the dark with Alone in the Dark, be sure to bring chewing gum -- it will provide entertainment.
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