July 11, 2008
Not a bad movie that shwos what is reality in Columbia today...kidnapping. Very powerful ending as well.
Roberto Urbina,
David Sutcliffe,
Tony Plana,
William Atherton,
America Ferrera
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First-time director/screenwriter Antonio Negret details the frightening trend of kidnapping in Columbia with this tense tale of a young photographer who is abducted and held for ransom as his desperat... read more
DVD Release Date: July 22, 2008
Stats: 40 reviews
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March 19, 2008
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
March 14, 2008
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
[Director] Negret is clearly less interested in imagining a fictional romance than in conveying his vision of a land that has lost its way. Full Review
March 14, 2008
Laura Kern, New York Times
That someone is kidnapped in Colombia every three hours is a startling statistic that offers many cinematic possibilities. But Towards Darkness fails to use any of them to advantage.
March 12, 2008
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
A convoluted bilingual thriller about a kidnapping in Colombia, Towards Darkness may be too clever for its own good. Full Review
September 16, 2008
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...loses serious points for an ending that's both baffling and infuriating. Full Review
March 17, 2008
John P. McCarthy, Boxoffice Magazine
Antonio Negret employs too many characters, backstories and plot tangents to address a subject that's unwieldy enough already Full Review
March 14, 2008
Maitland McDonagh, Time Out New York
Colombian-born writer-director Antonio Negret's kidnapping thriller tackles the same subject matter as Hollywood's big-budget, star driven Proof of Life. But it's a grittier and more viscerally affect... Full Review
March 10, 2008
Harvey S. Karten, Compuserve
The film is meant to be a heart-stopper but does not succeed as the director had hoped. Full Review
March 9, 2008
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
Writer-director Antonio Negret only alludes to the seriousness of his volatile social setting. Full Review
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