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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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A laugh-out-loud turkey.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
01/28/05
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
Reel.com

Never trust a movie that opens with a written introduction scrolling by that's longer than the collected works of Tom Clancy.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
01/28/05
David Hiltbrand
David Hiltbrand
Philadelphia Inquirer

Too stupid to watch, too loud to nap through, Alone in the Dark shows just how tenuous Plan Nine From Outer Space's hold on that 'worst movie ever' title really is.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/28/05
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Ultra-violent, hyper-mindless and bruisingly loud, Alone in the Dark makes its video game predecessors look like Masterpiece Theater.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
01/28/05
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger

It doesn't even qualify as 'so bad it's good,' although by that standard it does have its moments.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/28/05
Russell Scott Smith
Russell Scott Smith
New York Post

Alone in the Dark is no better than whatever you might pick up while wearing a blindfold at Blockbuster, even if you happen to reach into a trash can.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
01/28/05
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News

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

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

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

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

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
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It's tempting to call Alone in the Dark one of those movies so bad that it's almost good. But that might send the wrong signal to Hollywood.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
01/28/05
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

The film is filled with hilariously bad performances, expository dialogue and production values that suggest it could have been a low-budget film-school project.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/28/05
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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

I didn't see director Uwe Boll's zombie dud House of the Dead, but on the evidence of Alone in the Dark, he belongs in the pantheon of hopelessly inept directors.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
01/28/05
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Alone in the Dark presents splatter fans with garden-variety gore, and gives action-horror fans loud, unscary special effects rather than genuine suspense or bang.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
01/28/05
Janice Page
Janice Page
Boston Globe

Tara Reid responds to the camera like she’s just caught a paparazzo; every line of dialogue begins with, ‘Hey guys,’ be it ordering lunch or reacting to mortal danger.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
01/28/05
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
FilmStew.com

No subtext, no moral, no cultural observation, no substance; if it had calories, they would be empty

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
01/28/05
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

There is a reason to fear being alone in the dark: it’s this movie.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/28/05
Mike DeWolfe
Mike DeWolfe
Apollo Guide

(Christian) Slater and (Tara) Reid share quite possibly the most awkward love scene ever recorded on film.

Full Review Source: San Antonio Express-News | comment Comment
01/28/05
Larry Ratliff
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News
 
 
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