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The Dark Is Rising (2007)

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Movie Info


Genre

Action, Fantasy

Release Date

October 05, 2007

MPAA Rating

PG

Studio

Fox-Walden

Official Site

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Critics Reviews :  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Reader's Reviews :  Be the 1st!

Cast and Crew


Director

David L. Cunningham

Producer

Marc E. Platt

Screenwriter

John Hodge

Starring

  • Ian McShane
  • Frances Conroy
  • Christopher Eccleston
  • Alexander Ludwig
  • Jonathan Jackson
  • Amelia Warner
  • Gregory Smith
  • Emma Lockhart
  • Edmund Entin

Movie Story


Based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Cooper, "The Dark Is Rising" is the first film adaptation of the author's acclaimed "The Dark Is Rising" Sequence. The film tells the story of Will Stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the Dark. Traveling back and forth through time, Will hunts for a series of mysterious clues and encounters forces of unimaginable evil. With the Dark once again rising, the future of the world rests in Will's hands.

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MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..starts out with promise but staggers under the weight of trying to take on too much..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
“..It is not that it is not entertaining; it is just that is not compelling..”
by Pam Grady [Reel.com]
“..a serviceable but diminished story of an adolescent who finds his self-confidence and place in the world..”
by Gianni Truzzi [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]