Dark Corners | 
| Director: Ray Gower
Actors: Thora Birch, Toby Stephens, Christien Anholt, Joanna Hole, Lorraine Bruce
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 37084
Format: Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Genre: none
Rating: Unrated
ESRB: Teen
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D72156D
UPC: 013137215698
EAN: 0013137215698
ASIN: B000NJXC4Y
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: May 22, 2007
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Product Description
This Lynchian nightmare stars Thora Birch (AMERICAN BEAUTY) as a woman who can't escape her bad dreams. The line begins to blur between reality and the horror that lives in her mind making everyone--including the audience--wonder what's really happening. DARK CORNERS also stars Toby Stephens (DIE ANOTHER DAY) and Christien Anholt (RELIC HUNTER).Runtime: 95 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 013137215698 Manufacturer No: DV72156
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 Dark and Creepy April 14, 2009
Mirko (NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you're looking for a disturbing thriller to watch I really recommend this movie it keeps your interest from start to finish. Strange but interesting plot with a great ending.
Thora Birch is really good in this movie basically playing two different characters.
Dark Corners March 2, 2009
Carl King (Qld Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a dark creepy tale. You must pay attention all the time to gain an understanding of what is happening. This film is full of real dramatic acting, not another story of a slender, waif like female who possess incredible fighting prowess.
The vulnerability and confusion of the lead character is one of the movies many strengths.
 Better than I expected, not as good as I hoped. October 10, 2008
Robert P. Beveridge (Cleveland, OH)
Dark Corners (Ray Gower, 2006)
This movie had almost bottomless potential-- done right, it could have been one of those indie gems that becomes a cult favorite. There are flashes of that brilliance throughout the movie. But it never quite reaches its true potential, and there are times when it gets so badly derailed that it's incapable of getting back on track. Because of this, it's one of the most disappointing movies I've seen in recent memory, while I have to give writer/director Ray Gower respect for having had the ambition to take on such a formidable project in his first attempt at writing and directing a movie.
Thora Birch (American Beauty) plays two roles here. Susan Hamilton is a happily-married woman who's trying to get pregnant. When she falls asleep, she adopts an alter ego, Karen Clarke, who lives on the (very, very) bad side of town, works for a crazy undertaker, and is constantly followed by strange characters whose intentions are never certain. As the film goes on, we begin to wonder which of these realities is the "real" one, or whether Susan Hamilton and Karen Clarke are actually doppelgangers living in the same town. And what's the deal with the Night Stalker, the serial killer active in the city? What does he have to do with the story?
There's so much here. Gower has a wonderful ear for dialogue; there are scenes here that rival the best of Tarantino, as far as the script goes. The acting ranges from the competent to the brilliant; Birch, especially, has rarely been better. The cinematography is always interesting, if a bit obvious in its influences.
And therein lies some of the weak spots that pock the film; it's a little too much at times, in every respect. It's not just the cinematography. The symbolism rears out of the shadows and whacks you across the face every now and again. The script loses focus. The dialogue wears thin. In every case, the film gets back on track quickly, but each of the slips adds up. And then, by the time we get to the major derangement, it's all added up to the point where the movie drops out completely. It's unable to recover, and it just keeps spiraling downwards. But despite that, there's so much here that says that Gower's going to be a heavy hitter some day that I'm really looking forward to his next movie, to see if he's managed to control some of the downsides while not losing the upsides. **
Better than I was expecting September 23, 2008
Rick H (NC)
I caught the edited-for-TV version on SciFi and when it started, it seemed like it might be just another bad SciFi Saturday night flick but I ended up watching this to the end. Kind of like a car wreck that you just have to turn & look, this film manages to be weird but still interesting enough to keep you watching and make you wonder what the heck is going on. One thing I liked about this film was the color of it - some of the outdoor scenes had an almost sepia color tone to it that really added to the mood the director wanted to create. If you're a Thora Birch fan (as I became after seeing Ghost World), you'll probably like her in this, too. This is on my will-buy list. 3 and a half stars.
 Hell Awaits... March 27, 2008
Bindy Sue Fronkuenschtein (under the rubble)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I enjoy movies that I can't figure out immediately. I also like movies that are a bit odd, off-kilter so to speak. You know, films like MEMENTO, HEADSPACE, JACOB'S LADDER, CARNIVAL OF SOULS, etc. Well, DARK CORNERS fits right in with these other classics of bleakess and dread! Thora Birch (American Beauty, Ghost World, The Hole) plays the dual role of Susan- in the sunny, happy world of light, and Karen- in the darkworld of nightmare. I was perplexed by what connection there could possibly be between these two women. I was pleasantly stunned by the answers at the end! The last movie to make my jaw drop (in a good way) was HIGH TENSION. DARK CORNERS had that same twisty, grabber of a finale for me. So, if you are a fan of the macabre, weird, or creepy, then this one will be a treat...
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