Synopsis
A blind musician hears a murder committed in the apartment upstairs from hers that sends her down a dark path into London's gritty criminal underworld.
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Cast
- Natalie DormerSofia
- Emily RatajkowskiVeronique
- Ed SkreinMarc
- Joely RichardsonAlex
- James CosmoNiall
- Neil MaskellMills
- Jan BijvoetRadic
- Michael BottThe Composer
- Amber AndersonJane
- Srbo MarkovicGoran
Recommendations
- 70
The New York Times
In Darkness moves along so smartly that near the end, when the filmmakers entreat you to follow them just a bit more, you’ll likely oblige. And why not. They’ve already gotten you to invest quite a lot in this clever little thriller. - 63
Movie Nation
Dormer locks our attention in, and makes us root for Sofia, whatever her motives might be. - 63
RogerEbert.com
I did find myself wishing that all films this narratively misguided were so directorially sure-footed. Makes getting through them a lot less painful. - 60
Los Angeles Times
The film is impressive as a star vehicle, if a bit rickety as an action picture. - 60
Village Voice
The first third of the story then presents her like a typical Hitchcock ingenue before branching out into a promisingly ambitious mystery. Too bad that story ultimately loses focus and its protagonist’s point of view. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Before the film succumbs to those overindulgences, it's a reasonably taut, effective thriller that benefits greatly from Dormer's strong performance as the beleaguered heroine. - 50
Slant Magazine
Anthony Bryne's high-flown style only serves to highlight the film's icky way of exploiting real-world tragedy for kicks.
