In a Dark Place | 
| Director: Donato Rotunno
Actors: Leelee Sobieski, Tara Fitzgerald, Christian Olson, Gabrielle Adam, Graham Pountney
Studio: First Look Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 43067
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
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: D31259D
UPC: 687797312594
EAN: 0687797312594
ASIN: B000NVIGLQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: June 19, 2007
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Product Description
Anna Veigh (Leelee Sobieski) a recently qualified art therapist and teacher is finding work a tougher psychological challenge that she had anticipated. The offer of a new position minding two young orphans while their wealthy uncle is away on business seems to be a perfect escape. Her new workplace is Bly House a remote country estate with beautiful grounds and a small resident staff. Miles and Flora the children seem sweet and charming. Anna thinks that she has really landed on her feet after the rigors of her previous job. However Annas perfect world quickly begins to fade as she makes disturbing discoveries.System Requirements:Running Time: 95 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: NR UPC: 687797312594 Manufacturer No: FLP-31259
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
The place where the sun don't shine? June 29, 2009
TrezKu13 (Norfolk, VA)
This movie has much potential. A usable plotline (a young woman is hired to take care of kids who are plagued by evil spirits) with a capable cast (Leelee Sobieski is, in my opinion, an underrated actress) as well as a decent atmosphere (an isolated home in the dead of winter) should lead to a good movie. Am I right? Well unfortunately, in this instance I was wrong.
The biggest fault for this movie is that it is just too dang slow. Even though it runs about 100 minutes, which is average for a movie, I sincerely thought that two hours had passed by the middle mark. I can easily divide up the movie's different kinds of scenes in this manner:
30% - Leelee Sobieski walking down a hallway
30% - Leelee Sobieski taking a bath
30% - "Ghost" characters just standing around trying to appear ominous
10% - Plot development
I almost fell asleep a few times during the middle part of the film, and felt really guilty when the highlight of the film is the lesbian kissing scene between Sobieski and fellow actress Tara Fitzgerald. It's not that I'm a pervert (I actually don't get the lesbian fetish) but by the time that scene occurs you're just BEGGING for SOMETHING to happen - no doubt the filmmakers put in that scene as fanservice for the viewers. There's very little development, and much of it feels like a mobius strip of what I've listed before. Whenever plot elements are introduced they're not entirely exciting nor unexpected, and there's never that "wow" moment needed to make us interested in what happens next.
Then comes the ending. I won't give anything away, but it will leave you thinking the same thing I did, which was along the lines of:
"...what?! That was it?! That was what I waited 100 agonizing minutes for?!"
At the risk of sounding like a video game reviewer, "In a Dark Place" is a fitting title for this movie, because that's exactly where it belongs. I felt sorry for the cast being wasted in such a trivial piece of cinema. Don't bother - not scary, not entertaining, not worth your time.
 Wanted to like it.. August 20, 2008
K-cee Kit (Va, USA)
I really wanted to like this movie it had potential but it just fell flat... nothing else to add lol it's a disappointing flick.
 Waste of time July 22, 2008
Hug Monkey (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm glad I did not buy this movie or pay to rent it. It was a waste of time. We were trying to figure out what the heck was happening the whole time. It had potential to be a great movie, but there were too many ways to "guess" what was supposed to be happening. Nothing was answered. I can understand some movies leave you hanging a little, but at least they do with clearer ways to decide for yourself how you think it ended. Not this movie. It's like the writter couldnt make up his mind. I think I would like to read the book now just to see if it made more sense than this movie. Dont waste your time or money on the movie though.
A quick comment July 19, 2008
Eric P. Ralphs
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A previous reviewer wrote:
"I was also bothered by Sobieski's persistent near nudity"....
hmmm..
I thought the movie was quite interesting, and I cannot imagine ever saying something like this.
Thanks
depressing July 7, 2008
M. Gay (Ca. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was intense at times but overall the movie boring as it dragged on. It made little sence until the terrible ending. The flashbacks made no sence untill later but it would have been a little better without them.
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