Rent In Darkness (2018)
2.9 of 5 from 161 ratings
1h 41min
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- Synopsis:
- Blind pianist Sofia (Natalie Dormer) overhears a struggle in the apartment above hers that leads to the death of her neighbour, Veronique (Emily Ratajkowski). It is the start of a journey that pushes Sofia out of her depth and into contact with Veronique's father, Zoran Radic (Jan Bijvoet), a Serbian businessman and alleged war criminal accused of committing acts of genocide during the Bosnian war. Blind to the truth, Sofia risks her life in search of answers, and is plunged into a shady underworld of corruption, violence and blackmail. As secrets from her own past become intertwined with Radic's inner circle of deceit, Sofia's own agenda is revealed, as she hunts for revenge.
- Actors:
- Ed Skrein, Natalie Dormer, Emily Ratajkowski, Joely Richardson, James Cosmo, Neil Maskell, Amber Anderson, Jan Bijvoet, Bern Collaco, Olegar Fedoro, Lexie Benbow-Hart, Daniel Eghan, Renars Latkovskis, Kim Adis, Stefan Kopiecki, Jem Kai Olsen, Fatah Ghedi, Sofia Barclay, Srbo Markovic, Michael Bott
- Directors:
- Anthony Byrne
- Producers:
- Anthony Byrne, Natalie Dormer, Adam Morane-Griffiths, Ben Pugh, Josh Varney
- Writers:
- Anthony Byrne, Natalie Dormer
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of In Darkness
Truly in the dark! - In Darkness review by NP
This story concerns a blind pianist who becomes involved in a murder. That’s it as far as the synopsis is concerned, because if I give any more away, it would lead to revealing a plot twist, which in turn would lead to revealing many more plot twists – and there are lots of them. One on top of another. All spaciously revealed, but relentless. Before long, things get confusing; and yet the twists keep on coming. By the time the final, big reveal occurs, you’re exhausted.
‘In Darkness’ is nicely played, looks wonderful and is almost very good. Surprisingly for a film as polished as this, some of the dialogue is drowned out by the music, which is a fault usually found with low budget ventures.
As far as the acting is concerned, the splendid Natalie Dormer (who co-wrote this) is engaging throughout, and it’s always nice to see James Cosmo. Neil Maskell and Joely Richardson also deserve mentioning.
The film is ultimately undone by its ambition, and while I applaud the notion of trying to go for something that constantly rearranges viewer expectations, a little more restraint might have propelled this to greatness. My score is 5 out of 10.
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