And Soon the Darkness (2010)

This is a very bad American remake of a classic British film.The original is atmospheric and has quality craftsmanship all the way thought it.This version is trashy commercial rubbish and has tacky horrible all the way through.This is full of stupid teenagers talking in an incredibly annoying way which seems to be a trademark of 'formula' films of this kind.Do yourself a favour and watch the original. It may be an oldie but it is far superior in every way.A definite 'miss'

I was intrigued about seeing this American remake of an overlooked British thriller from 1970 . The original isn't considered a classic although what it does it does very well . One worries that it'd be a simple case of taking a story featuring two young British females in France and transplanting two American airheads in to the remote Argentine wilderness Guess what this film does for the first two thirds ? And it does so in a lacklustre way leaving you thinking is the original so good at what it did or is the remake so bad ? Considering the plot revolves a young woman going missing I thought perhaps the setting might bring a political subtext to the film . Argentina in the 1970s and early 80s was of course the country where suspected troublemakers would disappear never to be seen again but there's no political commentary to this film which is just a straight forward thriller based on a superior film It does go its own way in the final third and again it's not entirely successful as the plot then turns in to a backwoods brutality type of movie similar to the Aussie thriller WOLF CREEK without the torture porn aspect and instead sees the female protagonist turn in to a Lara Croft clone . It's mildly entertaining to a very mild degree but no more than that and is disappointing compared to the British original that was both tension filled and credible

Never heard of anyone but Karl Urban in the cast, but I figured by 2010 he was famous enough to pick and choose his projects. Wrong. I have no idea why he did this but his talents are utterly wasted. Predictable, pointless crap. The main characters are annoying, stereotypical, and just plain dumb. By the end you're rooting for them all to die just for being so stupid.The only good thing I can say about this movie is it doesn't descend to the level of slash and gore so common in the genre. If that seems like faint praise, well, it is. Rising above the lowest possible level still doesn't make for a watchable or interesting movie.

Stephanie and Ellie are two girls who travel abroad with their bikes, which doesn't mean it's going to be a bad movie. It reveals it's gonna fail once they start talking in the bar with unknown guys; their acting is terrible and I had to laugh or I would have to cry. That scene is very amateurish and probably copied from "Hostel" or "Turistas"-- which aren't bad movies. Once one of the girls start fighting with the bad guy, this film becomes a boring cat and mouse game, which tires the spectator. In the end, they are safe. Don't waste your time with this saturated kind of movie, even thought it promises to give you a few entertaining scenes. Skip this one.