Against the Dark

If anything, this film has at least a fitting name that warns potential viewers that for an hour and a half they will have to fight darkness if they want to see anything on screen. Really, most scenes (likely due to the low budget) are literally smothered in darkness, which prevents the weak look of the undead (and Seagal’s) to be fully seen, but also played an ugly game with my nerves, because in a film basically without a script or actors, the least I expect is to see proper blood and gore. The plot itself has a lot to reproach, but I have to say that there’s almost always something happening on screen. That I almost got bored with it, that’s another thing. For me, Against the Dark is your typical direct-to-DVD horror, which is not the best reference, but it could have been worse. (24/01/2009)