Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Don't be afraid of the dark (2011)

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Year of first release: 2011
Director: Troy Nixey
Actors: Guy Pearce (Memento), Katie Holmes (Batman Begins), Bailee Madison
Country: USA
Genre: Horror
Conditions of visioning: 31.08.2011, CINEMA theater, MFFF2011
Synopsis: A young girl (Madison) moves to an old isolated house in the contryside with her father (Pearce) and mother-in-law (Holmes). She starts to see creatures.
Review: Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy (la petite souris), the one that replaces the lost teeth you put under your pillow with a silver coin? Well, you'd better! Don't be afraid of the dark is this kind of "horror" movie where the central character is a child (in this case an 8-year old girl) who sees creatures under her bed, or in the cupboard. Of course for a long time we don't know if what she sees is real or part of her imagination.
The movie is produced by Guillermo Del Toro and his influence is clearly seen, from the imagination of a young heroin (Pan's Labyrinth) to the tooth fairy mythology (Hellboy 2). The main three actors are good, the movie is quite nicely made and sometimes pretty scary. After watching it you could be tempted to look under you bed before sleeping with the lights on!
Rating: 7 /10

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