I was really looking forward to A DARK SONG since I had heard so many good things about it. However, after a terrific opening, it just slows to a crawl. It is one of those films that you watch hoping for something, anything, to happen. (It reminded me of the equally dull yet great to look at I AM THE PRETTY THING THAT LIVES IN THE HOUSE.) It has tremendous talent in front of (Steve Oram and Catherine Walker) and behind the camera (Cathal Watters); every shot looks like a painting, the acting and dialogue are pretty flawless, but the further it goes on, its aimlessness becomes apparent and it seems director/writer Liam Gavin just didn't know how to end it or where to end it.
I think it's being mismarketed, too. There are zero--and I mean zero--scares in the film. While the atmosphere keeps building, there is never really a payoff and the "feel good" ending sort of torpedos the premise of the film.
Great trailer, just not at all the film I was expecting.
I think it's being mismarketed, too. There are zero--and I mean zero--scares in the film. While the atmosphere keeps building, there is never really a payoff and the "feel good" ending sort of torpedos the premise of the film.
Great trailer, just not at all the film I was expecting.