Storyline
Libby Day was only seven years old when her family was
brutally murdered in their rural Kansas farmhouse. Twenty-five years
later, she agrees to revisit the crime and uncovers the wrenching truths
that led up to that tragic night.
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Writers: Gillian Flynn (novel), Gilles Paquet-Brenner (screenplay)
Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks |
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Writers: Gillian Flynn (novel), Gilles Paquet-Brenner (screenplay)
Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks |
Details
Country: UK | France | USA
Language: English
Release Date: 18 June 2015 (USA)
Also Known As: Lugares oscuros
Filming Locations: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Country: UK | France | USA
Language: English
Release Date: 18 June 2015 (USA)
Also Known As: Lugares oscuros
Filming Locations: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Movies Reviews
The direction is solid, the score is good, and the cinematography is moody and, at times, downright beautiful. Technically, it's a solid film all around, but what really elevates Dark Places to greatness is the cast. The acting here: It was just fantastic fantastic fantastic. And that's the most important thing here. Gillian Flynn has a talent for writing vivid, real, and disturbed characters that are actually hard to part with once you read the last pages of her books. While the cast here may not embody the physical description of her characters, it doesn't really matter, because they all give absolutely stellar performances that feel completely true to the people in Flynn's book. See this for the acting alone.
But then there is the mystery aspect of it, too. The twist here is about as shocking as Gone Girl's, except it is not in the middle of the movie, and it throws a much more emotional gut-punch. If you are an empathetic person, you may feel quite depressed after this one, but hopeful, too. This is how mysteries are meant to make people feel.
But then there is the mystery aspect of it, too. The twist here is about as shocking as Gone Girl's, except it is not in the middle of the movie, and it throws a much more emotional gut-punch. If you are an empathetic person, you may feel quite depressed after this one, but hopeful, too. This is how mysteries are meant to make people feel.
