The acting is excellent. The young female protagonist deserves particular praise for a very mature and accomplished performance : I look forward to watching her again, in a variety of roles. Sadly the movie is thwarted by an incoherent and slow-moving screenplay : events move at a glacial pace and each new development negates, modifies or obscures what came before. I can't speak for every viewer, but I was completely lost by the time the ending arrived and I don't suppose I was, or am, the only one.
Next to the acting, about the only thing I admired was the superb nature photography - green has rarely been this green. For the rest I can't recommend "In the dark half", although there might be some kind of niche audience consisting of people a) who think that the movies of Ken Loach or the brothers Dardenne aren't bleak enough and b) who like rabbit-based metaphors.
Next to the acting, about the only thing I admired was the superb nature photography - green has rarely been this green. For the rest I can't recommend "In the dark half", although there might be some kind of niche audience consisting of people a) who think that the movies of Ken Loach or the brothers Dardenne aren't bleak enough and b) who like rabbit-based metaphors.