Dark Was the Night

Dos conocidos actores secundarios refuerzan la impresión de esta películas de terror de clase B por unos pocos dólares. La psicologización del protagonista traumatizado tiene su valor y la actuación de Kevin Durand es creíble. El ambiente de una pequeña ciudad estadounidense otoñal también es bueno, sus habitantes sencillos son una víctima potencial fácil para el monstruo. Y el tono triste y sombrío, sintonizado con música oscura y filtros de cámara fríos, le da una identidad impresionante. Pero no espere ideas de historias revolucionarias o un monstruo atractivo, que solo aparece por un momento y su concepto artístico y diseño digital es una gran decepción. Tres estrellas, y por los pelos. (27.04.2016)

"Dark Was the Night" is not a bad movie at all, it's rather unassuming and its biggest problem is that it simply isn't original. However, it is well shot, it is shot in a way that will entertain you. Additionally, there is a monster that essentially doesn't appear throughout the whole film, you only see hints of it or what it leaves behind. In this regard, it is a good craft that is worth checking out. (12.05.2016)

Heller doesn’t lack talent, he proved that already in his début Enter Nowhere. In his second film he delivers a solid monster horror story with a creature that terrorises a small town, first killing the pets and then inhabitants. It’s slow, sombre and with bleached colours. Heller is competent at building an atmosphere, but it’s a shame that when the monster is fully revealed in the end I was quite disappointed; it was better when all you could see were the claws or its silhouette. But the main problem I have (and the reason I’m sticking to a safe three-star rating) is that, given the premise and the straightforward script, Dark Was the Night is almost absurdly serious. Plot-wise it’s just and ordinary monster B-movie, and the script doesn’t even try to be original or creative in any way, but the characters at times act and speak as if they were in a Dostoevsky play. (25.07.2015)