The Darkest Hour
The Darkest Hour
PG-13 | 25 December 2011 (USA)

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In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.

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Michael Ledo

An alien vs. earth film that doesn't take place in L. A. Two software developers go to Moscow to present their software only to discover the Russians already have an exact copy. Unfortunately the beginning and their talents don't factor later into the film. They meet a couple of other Americans at a nightclub and when it looks like they are going to score aliens attack the planet (story of my life).These are not ordinary aliens. They are mostly invisible and like Predator seem to hunt by infrared. They kill humans and barking dogs using some kind of microwave beam that causes living things to explode (the cool part). Our focus group of 5 young adults hide in a large storage closet that has food.Now what? Do you A) stay put until all the food is gone, then maybe venture out to get more food, hoping that the aliens have killed enough humans. And if captured all they would want to do is probe you?or B) Try to find the US embassy so they can get you back home. Personally I would go with "A" because I know for a fact the US embassy does not have contingency plans for an alien invasion. Perhaps they need to advertise that more.** mid point Plot SPOILER? but not ending**Our group chose option "B". Later they discover the aliens can be killed with a "Ghost Buster" looking weapon and there is a Russian sub in the river awaiting survivors...but not for long. They meet people along the way. They gain a few and lose a few.To be honest I got a bit bored during the alien hide and seek part. There were no monsters to see, so they saved a ton of money on make-up and special effects. I didn't feel much intensity. The acting was okay considering the lack of a script. They needed to add a little humor, maybe a love scene with an "exploding" ending. Asylum dull.2 f-bombs. No sex, or nudity. Some hip-hop song lyrics were suggestive.

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susanelizabethbaker

There have been so many movies (and even T.V. shows) involving "Winnie" Churchill, have involved stirring visuals, stirring speeches, but I just want to direct you to the IMDB writer who decided that this was best reported as a 2011 release (The Darkest Hour(2011)) because, let's face it, a bad re-creation of Churchill standing down is just the beginning of the madness.Pick another movie about WWII. Almost any other movie about WWII. Some of my favorites include The Great Escape, The Great Dictator. and Casablanca, but ymmv.

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svr-2200

The Darkest Hour: Movie Review.The Darkest Hour is a film with a promising premise and an interesting concept but ends as a very boring, dumb, dull cheap and cheesy sci fi film with no entertainment factor at all. The movie lacks very much it its each and every section and has a very weak underdeveloped and an underwhelming plot with bad performances and direction. The only thing good about this film is some little bit of visual sequences and that's all. (Please Note: That This Review represent only my professional point of view and my personal honest opinion about the film, and does not represent others. Thank You).

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the_doofy

Its obvious with respect to this movie that some of the movie industry corps/competitors have flooded it with bad ratings, to keep it beat down. The producers just didn't have the money moxy to retaliate with their own bought package reviews--Its not actually a ten, but closer to an honest 7--But since its been witch burned I went ahead and pumped up the rating--If you like action sci fi, this is a must see--I need ten lines to get a publish, so will say it was nice to see the movie give a nod to Moscow and toss in some Moscow-Russian pride, its not just USA folks who can kick alien butt.

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