“I didn’t cross half the world to see Americans,” our American protagonist Sean boldly proclaims, relaying a similar thought I had about this film. Though the movie promised to show an alien invasion from a Russian perspective, the film decides to track a couple of bland yanks as they run into every Russian caricature in the book of cultural clichés. More
The first half-hour does a pretty decent job depicting the transparent energy-absorbing creatures wiping out the human populace. After dashing through some pretty hopeless character development, we’re treated to a whole load of people disintegrating as our heroes run for their lives. It’s a cool-looking effect, one that doesn’t get old even when the rest of the movie does.
The second half-hour flips the handbrake on, dragging the film to a stand-still. Whilst the scenes of a vacant Moscow look impressive, they’re wasted on the headless chickens we’re forced to follow. Everything they learn about their alien counterparts seems to happen out of coincidence and dumb luck, as do their encounters with other, more helpful survivors.
With nothing particularly interesting going on, it’s hard not to notice how lame the entire concept is. This becomes abundantly clear by the last half-hour, portraying a showdown that would only be fit on a cheap sci-fi TV show. Dull, absurd and full of “Why did you do that!?” moments, The Darkest Hour is a concept that could’ve, but doesn’t, work. Hide
Looks like it could be fun. Reminds me of Cloverfield for some reason.
Moscow looks cool :) the ultimate enemy :D
This looks like Ghostbuster 4!
Looks good.
Looks lame! Like an US rip-off of Tomorrow When The War Began with aliens
Love Emile Hirsch
oh please me no, not another incoherent pos from that idiot that made nightwatch.
If its any kind of improvement on that crap 'Skyline' then I'll be happy...
'sigh' unfortunately it wasn't...man it sucked!
yeah awful. Lazy editing and scriptwriting. And the aliens sucked. Shame really as it had some interesting and relevant concepts.
i thought 2012 was so fake i think this is going to be just like that but with aliens!
what age ristriction is it?
@Hannah, it's rated M
thankyhu hahah i figured owt how to tell now lol