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Towards Darkness (2007)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:1

Rotten:8

Average Rating:4.3/10

Rated: R

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 21, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Deals with 90 minutes in a kidnapped hostage's life, and the frustration his family, a special ops team, and a man in charge of delivering the ransom money all feel as they rush to save... Deals with 90 minutes in a kidnapped hostage's life, and the frustration his family, a special ops team, and a man in charge of delivering the ransom money all feel as they rush to save him. --© Peace Arch [More]

Starring: America Ferrera, David Sutcliffe, Tony Plana, William Atherton

Starring: America Ferrera, David Sutcliffe, Tony Plana, William Atherton


Studio: Peace Arch Entertainment

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...loses serious points for an ending that's both baffling and infuriating.

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09/16/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
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suffers from an overly cluttered narrative and too-hyperkinetic style.

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03/19/08
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Antonio Negret employs too many characters, backstories and plot tangents to address a subject that’s unwieldy enough already

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03/17/08
John P. McCarthy
John P. McCarthy
Boxoffice Magazine

[Director] Negret is clearly less interested in imagining a fictional romance than in conveying his vision of a land that has lost its way.

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03/14/08
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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Colombian-born writer-director Antonio Negret's kidnapping thriller tackles the same subject matter as Hollywood's big-budget, star driven Proof of Life. But it's a grittier and more viscerally affecting film.

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03/14/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
Time Out New York

That someone is kidnapped in Colombia every three hours is a startling statistic that offers many cinematic possibilities. But Towards Darkness fails to use any of them to advantage.

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03/14/08
Laura Kern
Laura Kern
New York Times
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A convoluted bilingual thriller about a kidnapping in Colombia, Towards Darkness may be too clever for its own good.

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03/12/08
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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The film is meant to be a heart-stopper but does not succeed as the director had hoped.

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03/10/08
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Writer-director Antonio Negret only alludes to the seriousness of his volatile social setting.

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03/09/08
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
 
 
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