Dark Matter
2007, Drama, 1h 26m
40 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
The creaky plotting, inscrutable characters, and unconvincing ending make it difficult for audiences to connect with Dark Matter. Read critic reviews
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Liu Xing
Jacob Reiser
Joanna Silver
Hildy
Hal Silver
Prof. Colby
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Critic Reviews for Dark Matter
All Critics (40) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (24)
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November 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 -
Begins with a shot of Meryl Streep practicing tai chi, and therein lies a precise encapsulation of the film's attitude toward the intersection of Eastern and Western cultures
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The film does a fine job of displaying the contrasts between these tense, formalized Chinese students and the faux populist American academics.
October 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
There is nothing wrong with taking inspiration from actual events, but it's a tricky business, and Dark Matter does no one right by sticking to the shocking conclusion.
May 2, 2008 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review… -
There is no need for a scene in which your hero loses touch with reality via cockeyed camera trickery and thumping techno music.
April 18, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Dark Matter
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Jun 04, 2014Meryl Streep somehow ended up in this real dog of a film about a Chinese student goes apeshit. One to be missed for sure.John B Super Reviewer
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May 11, 2010A fairly watchable movie that tells the tragic story (that's somewhat based on true events) of an aspiring Chinese student who resorts to a violent shootout after his dreams are blocked by school/campus politics.familiar s Super Reviewer
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Mar 18, 2010In "Dark Matter," Liu Xing(Liu Ye) has come to the United States from Beijing for his graduate degree under the tutelage of the acclaimed Professor Reiser(Aidan Quinn). In his informal way, he informs his student that he is about the best applicant he has ever had before assigning him to work on his pet cosmology projects, along with other students from China. They hang out together, steal cable and use any excuse to go out, be it church or Pioneer Village. They are all living the American dream. Liu Xing's specific dream includes a blonde wife which he writes back home about. "Dark Matter" is a wildly uneven movie due somewhat to amateurish directing. The stunt casting robs a lot of the attention from Liu Xing's story but Aidan Quinn is very good.(There is a closeup of his eyes that speaks volumes.) And is this supposed to be a period piece since a lot of the technology looks so out of date? The movie would have been better if it had settled down and took its time detailing its lead character's adjustment to America. Not every setback is the end of the world when they are studying the beginning of the universe. There is some intriguing material about assimilation and I had to wonder if Liu Xing and his colleagues moving to the United States are part of a brain drain. However, there is a lot more pointless emphasis on the insular world of college politics.Walter M Super Reviewer
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Oct 14, 2009Great movie.I was hooked from start to finish.Brody M Super Reviewer
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