Dark Storm (2006)

This movie is not a blockbuster by any stretch, the acting, especially from Balwin was uninspiring and flat, the 'science' was almost non existent and some of the props\outfits looked like they were taken from the local op shop.On the plus side, it was reasonably fast paced with passable CGI effects for the budget, there was some character development and there was some good support acting.Overall just below a pass, but certainly watchable as a light thriller, don't expect too much and if you're a sci-fi fan like me, just ignore all the holes in the premise of harnessing Dark Matter...

DARK STORM, a zero-budget TV movie from 2006 starring a down-on-his-luck Stephen Baldwin, has all the trappings of a dodgy disaster-cum-sci-fi movie: a scientist is accidentally exposed to dark matter and soon finds himself with the ability to control the elements.About halfway through the running time, I somewhat incredulously realised that I was in fact watching a remake of a poverty row programmer called THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN, starring an equally down-on-his-luck Lon Chaney Jr., about a guy who finds himself with the power to control electricity. The two plots aren't exact, but they're similar enough to suppose that the writer must have seen the old Chaney flick.In any case, DARK STORM is a poor excuse for a film. Half of it is a silly sci-fi outing, with random balaclava-wearing goons going around hassling pretty female scientists and extras getting killed. The other half is a disaster movie, with dark matter storms destroying buildings in Seattle and Romania, of all places. One of the storms destroys a high rise in scenes uncomfortably reminiscent of the 9/11 attacks. Needless to say, the CGI effects are horrible and the acting equally bad, particularly from a slumming-it Baldwin, who really should know better...

I am an avid fan of all sci-fi including the old 50's stuff but this was so, so bad it was embarrassing. I was only trying to kill a bit of time before the wife picked me up but nearly ended up killing myself. I must admit I do watch even the worst films to the end, but started daydreaming about how I was going to fix that loose piece of wallpaper behind the TV and missed the end. Poor acting/story to say the least and Baldwins was the worst I have ever seen....poor dialogue...vacant {I was going to say thoughtful!} stares into nowhere. The best line that had me in tears was to the captain "They sent in an assault team sir". I only saw two men attack the fully guarded base! {Think A team} Fairplay Baldwins professor colleague helped pull his acting performance up...shame because he has done a couple of good films. 3 out of 10 due to the not so bad special effects for a TV movie. If your going to watch it, think of your worst enemy then go and make friends with him....you will get a lot more satisfaction!

I had to stay up with my young son last night and thought Dark Storm looked vaguely interesting compared to the other pap on offer. No. It was the aura of car crash TV that kept me watching. A fat Stephen Baldwin acting worse than my armchair does. My word, I've never seen anyone so bad in a film. His scientist sidekick and the villain at least were professional and I could believe they were actors, but Mr. Baldwin gave the standout worst "acting performance" I have ever had the misfortune of sitting in front of. Whatever you do, do not waste an hour or two of your precious life on this utter shower of *&^%. Spend the time more fruitfully in staring at a blank wall, or cutting your toenails.