The Darkroom - DVD

To start with it appears to be just another B-grade horror flick complete with a lame storyline. However as you progress through, the story becomes more twisted and strange until your just not quite sure what is going on. There isn't a lot of action and the movie has it's cheesy moments, but overall it's actually quite watch-able. There are a few actors some will notice from Heroes and Desperate Housewives along with the biggest name, the reason most likely that you looked at this movie in the first place, is Lucy Lawless aka Xena. Although her role isn't an important one, she is there quite often, more so than you would expect for a supporting actor role.If you have a sharp eye and keen intuition, you'll follow the story and pick up on the clues as the movie progresses. And although the ending was lame, it was in all, necessary to complete the story and leave it somewhere where the audience would be happiest. This was a fairly decent movie, but definitely watch it if your a Lucy fan.

I purchased Darkroom anticipating another Boogeyman type movie, you know a horror, scary type movie with laughs. Well it's more a pyscho drama with a whodunit twist instead, even the title of the movie is a bit of a mystery. I did enjoy the movie, Michael does a good job with keeping you engaged in trying to figure out the mystery disappearances of several characters. Lucy does a very credible job of neglected wife considering this role is a huge departure from anything she's ever done. The main character has some major issues to resolve in his life and in the end I'm still not sure if he resolves them. Overall, good acting, a few scary moments, and a twist at the end to keep you guessing.

lots of twist and turns , over all was pretty goodgreat seeing Lucy lawless just wish the woman she played would not have been so weak

I don't want to tell any details and spoil this movie for anyone, so just let me say I found it creepy. There were some interesting special effects, and somewhat of a believable storyline. Worth a look for fans of horror movies.

This movie is delightful and entertaining. A murder of the past is inflicted in the mind of a mentally ill patient who is possessed by monstrous images of a "Thor" like killer. Watch this movie.

This is one of the worst movies I've watched (it was amatuerish at best). The video teasers (showing Lucy's breast's almost falling out while bending over the kitchen counter)says 'everything' bad about this movie. When THAT is the highlight a viewer should be smart enough to know better than to buy it (However, I WASN'T). You were warned, this movie, if you are ONLY a Lucy Lawless FAN is at best worth a download, not even a rental). I know one man's treasure is another man's trash regarding value and opinions, but I cannot imagine how this movie got 4 stars (the reason I purchased it). I've seen other complaints about star ratings on Amazon, too. I've got a feeling that these ratings are coming from people tied in (royalty payments, etc.)in part. This isn't the only movie I've bought using the recommended 'star rating'. Very, very disappointing (the movie and the decision in my purchasing of it).

The Darkroom is one of those movies that's honestly really *really* bad in every conceivable way, but for some really mysterious reason... I can't bring myself to criticize it because on some unexplainably deep personal level, I actually enjoyed it.First of all, the acting. It's horrendous. Actually what makes the acting so terrible is the way each of the main characters delivers his or her line. After delivering it, there's an odd moment of noticeable silence. This probably has less to do with the actual acting itself and more of an inexperience level on the part of the writers for not realizing when to trim the fat, so to speak, so as a result some segments linger longer than they honestly should.A good example is right in the very beginning when the teenage boy is talking to a guy in a diner who just escaped from an asylum. In addition to these scenes carrying on longer than necessary, what's most awkward about them is the way you hear silence after every line. Almost like you're hearing the wind blow in the background. It gives the entire movie a low budget feel.The storyline actually isn't terrible, and has potential (and even achieves its potential in a few spots). It's fairly well-written and, though entirely cheesy, isn't without its moments. The writers were at least trying for something here.You better believe the actual "scary monster" is nothing more than a pitiful attempt and scaring the viewers by having some guy dress in a costume and making the camera jerk around in dizzy fashion in order to give off some fears. This is hilarious.What won me over (actually I mean, what makes me feel guilty about winning me over) is the actual "dark room" itself. The teenage boys stepdad has a dark secret, and that secret is revealed inside of this room. There actually was a nice bit of atmosphere building up to the mystery of what's located inside the room between the supposed "evil" stepdad, the eager-to-discover teenage boy, and the drunk mother. Every time the boy wanted to find out what's inside, something would prevent him from doing so. I enjoyed these segments.By the way, how hilarious is it that the teenage boy kept claiming his stepfather was a jerk, only to have him be nothing but! He actually came across as extremely polite and considerate, trying to help his family the best way he can. FAR from being a jerk of any sorts.However, the film completely misses the mark in being truly terrifying. No, that bigfoot-like "bad guy" creature running around town in a costume is definitely NOT scary, haha.Overall, yes, it's amazingly corny, but it actually is worth watching on some level of desperation, lol.

When the movie stated, I thought ok, this is going to be a good movie. As it went on, I started to see "the creature from the black lagoon" image. I just rolled my eyes and went "oh boy". I continued to watch the movie "just for kicks" and was very pleasantly suprised when it ended with the ending. I started to think about the movie after seeing it and thought, "wow, that was a good movie". It was very well acted and the story was a unique one. What I do like to see in movies that are being made is the stories "a little different" from the rest of them. Yes, the movie is a little like the Sixth Sense but is just different enough to put an exciting twist to things. I highly recommend this movie to anyone that likes a "little twisted plot" to movies.