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Vanishing on 7th Street

Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
5
Director: 
Brad Anderson

SYNOPSIS: 

From director Brad Anderson comes Vanishing on 7th Street, a terrifying, apocalyptic thriller that taps into one of humankind’s most primal anxieties: fear of the dark. An unexplained blackout plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, and by the time the sun rises, only a few people remain—surrounded by heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. A small handful of strangers that have survived the night each find their way to a rundown bar, whose gasoline-powered generator and stockpile of food and drink make it the last refuge in a deserted city. With daylight beginning to disappear completely and whispering shadows surrounding the survivors, they soon discover that the enemy is the darkness itself, and only the few remaining light sources can keep them safe. As time begins to run out for them, darkness closes in and they must face the ultimate terror. 

REVIEW: 

Even a solid cast (for the most part) and a few eerie moments cannot save this unoriginal thriller from its own generic silliness. Tack onto it an ending that is creepier than the movie as a whole, only because of what it implies. The characters are cliche and do foolish things.

There never really is an explanation which would have been good, at least in regard to why the days were suddenly shorter. There were some cool effects (the plane) but again, these weren't strong enough to save this flimsy film. 

The movie really miss some suspance. Scenes develop without any tension. And sometimes gets really boring. It could be because the script is no t the best part of the movie. 

All the different characters seems quite disconnected that's why the story can't flow a lot.  A good note about the Music, which is not bad, sometimes just out of topic. Photography it's often similar to a tv-movie Serie. The story recalls alot vampires tales: in both cases darkness kills people and creatures take power from darkness. 

Not the best movie of this good director.

Post by Frank Moran on 01/04/2015 - 23:25
Tags: 
darkness night daemons shadow Detroit

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