DARKNESS FALLS
Sub-Genre- Supernatural
In Attendance- Me, Eryn, The Vanilla Gorilla, Nick and Cherrie.
Cast Members of Note- Emma Caulfield, Chaney Kley and a young Emily Browning.
What's it About?- When a child loses a tooth in the town of Darkness Falls, the tooth fairy brings them a special surprise to mark the occasion; a terrifying and painful death! Cute, right? I used to get pissed when I found a quarter on my nightstand the next morning, but I guess that's better than being torn to shreds by an old hag with a chip on her shoulder.
Anywho, some kid watches his mom die at the hands of the Tooth Fairy, while he cowers in the tub, leaving him insane and afraid of the dark. Fast forward 12 years, and his childhood sweetheart calls him out of the blue and asks him to come home because her little brother is scared of the dark too. Let me get this straight... she calls the kid who hid in a tub and watched his mom die, to help her brother? Good plan.
He actually leaves Las Vegas to head home, which I found to be a crazy plot twist; is there any place on earth with more light to stay safe in other than Vegas? Staying in the light is the only way to keep the Tooth Fairy at bay you see... So naturally from here on out were treated to "Stay in the light!" and then the lights going out, repeated about 100 times. Will they ever turn the lights on? Will the Tooth Fairy kill them all? Come on, it's PG-13, you know it has to end happy... right?
The Good- this was a pretty effective and creepy little flick, especially for being one of the PG-13 variety. The Tooth Fairy looked awesome, and the little flashes of her hiding here and there worked well. I would have liked to have seen some more blood, but it's a pretty minor complaint.
On a sad note, I didn't know that the actor that played Kyle, Chaney Kley, died in his sleep in 2007. That's too young to be gone...
The Bad- How about listen to the legend and don't open your damned eyes when the Tooth Fairy comes! It plainly states that if you don't look at her, she can't harm you, so why does everyone try to take a peek knowing that they will die by doing so?
The Downright Horrendous- The characters in this sure could have used more of the light available to them to ward off the tooth fairy than they did. Bright-assed police siren lights, car headlights, dome lights, setting themselves on fire... find a damned way to create some light and stay in it!
The Gory- Not so much... Creepy, but very sparse on the blood and gore. What can you really expect from a PG-13 horror flick?
The Naked- Again, the movie is PG-13, so no go. Who really wants to see her naked anyways?
Best Line- "All this over a fuckin' tooth."
What did we learn?- We learned that losing a tooth means death for children.
Rating- B+ (8.5/10) This is a damn good movie for being PG-13 "tame"... effective, creepy, and the Tooth Fairy looked awesome. Definitely check this one out, as it's worth a bit of your time.
The Vanilla Gorilla Says- He was impressed that a PG-13 movie was so good and effective, but would have liked to have seen what Darkness Falls could have been with an R.
