Tuesday, 13 March 2012

The Darkest Hour (2011) 7/10

Starring : Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, Joel Kinnaman
Director : Chris Gorak
Running Time : 89 mins

Software designer Sean (Hirsch) and Ben (Minghella) travel to Moscow to sell their software designs to a group of investors, but our screwed over by their Swedish partner Skyler (Kinnaman). They go to a nightclub to drown their sorrows, but when the lights go out they find themselves slap bang in the middle of alien invasion.

What this lacks in substance it more than makes up for in special effects. If only a little more imagination had been put into the one-dimensional characters this might have been great. The ideas for the aliens are inventive, and the scenarios work well, but unfortunately I just didn’t feel for any of those involved in the attack. Sci-fi fans will enjoy this, but don’t expect Shakespeare.

You’ll like this if you liked : Skyline



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