Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark- Movie Reviews

Critic's Rating:

4/6

Cast: Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison

Direction: Troy Nixey

Genre: Horror

Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes

It does not take long for Sally's whispering buddies to turn into sworn enemies.... 

It has all the requirements of a typical horror movie. A lonely little girl in the lonely woods. The little girl playing with stuffed toys and a talking teddy bear. A beautiful house (gothic again) in the middle of nowhere. Strange whispers in the dead of night... specially when the couple want to get a little cozy. Sounds scary? Over to more. 

Sally has just moved into this big, haunted house where strange little things (half bat, half rat, half human... whatever it is. We are never actually told) whisper sweet nothings. Seems like they first want kids to be their buddies, and later want their teeth in return. Why? Ask the now-dead owner, Mr Blackwood, of the house. Of course, the new owners -- Sally's dad and mom -- are too busy re-designing the whole thing to impress the boss. So more than half the movie goes into convincing mom and dad that there is someone out there. 

For the remaining part, it's bonding time between Kim ( Katie Holmes) and Sally (Baille Madison). In fact, Katie's struggle to be the perfect mom to Sally, and Sally's slow but steady confiding in Katie is worth a watch. 

In case you still wondering where all that fear factor is, and what really works in this dark, horror movie, it's the very title: Don't be afraid of the dark. Literally!


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