From the Dark (2014)

Too many fans seem to be blown away

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

After watching this film I realized the definition of a "Nothing Movie" But before we get into the review, I think I'll go over a bit of what happened. OK we open to an old man, who I presume to be digging clay or other minerals, when he stumbles upon the hand of "The Creature" *cough*Vampire*cough* and he pulls the stake out of his heart which some how brings him back to life? (This movie IS NOT consistent with typical vampire lore/mythology by the way, so if you came for accuracy, back away now) Then we cut to an open road, but first, a few minutes of absolutely gorgeous cinematography...more on that laterAfter about 10 whole minutes we get our first piece of dialogue from the main characters(?), and really, there's not much besides this... Honestly... unless you count inaudible grunts, screaming, yelling, etc as dialogue. So anyways, the couple gets stuck and they try and find a house or whatever so they can get back to their vacation that they never mention besides the fact that there is one. Instead of just going back the road they took (the characters are poorly written to say the least) to searching for a house or other people to help them out. The mentally retarded Mark finds an abandoned house with the pre-mentioned old man who ,obviously, has gotten bitten by the vampire and is bleeding and screaming and whatever. Mark goes back to Female Character and tells her they need to help him. Pretty much after this is an inaccurate, inconsistent, dialog-free, intensely boring, continuous fight scene/ "plot" thing.Mark dies because he is useless, this was the best part of the film because his INTENSE STUPIDITY really built up a lot of hate in me. Now this is were the extreme inconsistency becomes unbelievably obvious. Mark is turned into a Vampire via scratch marks on his leg, then killed from being exposed to the light of an artificial light source. HOWEVER. The old man vampire had previously lit a wood stove to try an "smoke the couple out" How did the light of the fire not kill him? That was a huge plot hole. Then there are other things like, at the very end, Somehow Extremely Brave Female Character, tries to light the house on fire or something and the main vampire STEPS DIRECTLY INTO THE FIRE AND DOESN'T DIE EVEN THOUGH ANOTHER VAMPIRE WAS KILLED SIMPLY BY BEING EXPOSED TO IT. Or Female character repeatedly ripping off pieces of her shirt to cover wounds, only to have her shirt completely repaired in the next time the scene cuts. Just stupid, easy to correct stuff like that... was present through out the entirety of the film. So if you're picky, you won't like it.Also, there's no backstory whatsoever. And sooo many unanswered questions. Why is the vampire there? How did he get there? Why is the old man digging clay? Why does this film exist? Did anyone on production stop and think about the insane amount of plot holes for one second?And finally the cinematography. This is something the film could have done right. This probably could've made the film watchable. However, they decided to use it at completely unnecessary times. For example, in the car when Mark and Female Character are talking, we got all these weird angels and stuff. Like why? I guess they just realized they were good at something then OVER USED IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. As a quick side note, The Creature costume also sucked. The claw-hand glove things they used were straight out of the Halloween stores. The makeup though, was pretty okay-ishly done, too bad you can't see the creatures face except for on the DVD itself!In summary, the characters were weak, the story was full of plot holes, and the movie was pretty much the most boring thing I've ever watched.

I'm making an account just to rate this movie. I don't get why this movie has such low ratings. It's really not that bad of a movie, and I think people should give it a chance.I'm going to spoil some stuff of the movie. Nothing important, but you've been warned.The story is pretty straightforward and nothing mind blowing. A couple who's road tripping through the country side has problems with their cars and they have to look for help. They end up in the house of some poor bastard who just awakened an old vampire, by removing the wooden stake that it had in its body.The vampire in this story resembles that of Nosferatu, at least in appearance. We have a bald, ancient looking creature that walks slowly yet has significant strength. Another curious thing, it's afraid of every source of light and not only the sun. I believe mentioning the nature of the creature is important because it ties with the setting and tone of the movie. This is not a classic horror/slasher movie with your big cast of teens who are gonna get laid and get picked up one at a time in stupid ways. This is a slow movie, with only two protagonists and almost no dialogue. The vampire doesn't run fast, or screams, or flies. It's just there, being a constant menace to our characters, looking for a chance to attack. Some people will complain and call it unrealistic but I like how, for once, we have competent characters. Even if their actions and decisions aren't right every time, they adapt and think logically and actually try to survive. A nice change of pace.Anyway, I could keep going but there's no point. This isn't a perfect movie. It has some flaws, some of the characters might have been TOO stoic and calm in some situations, and it might come as boring to some. But I think it's a good movie, different to most horror flicks, yet still being a "monster movie". Give it a chance, because you might just like it, like I did. Best than most of the garbage you find in the horror genre.

I see a lot of horror movies. That one is maybe a low budget, but in my opinion very tense and scary. Camera angles, moving figures on the background, really good acting (considering horror genre and no special effects low budget piece) all this made surprisingly good and tense movie. And i loved those Vurdalaks that you can only see their shape in the night. Usually when they show you the whole monster it looks sucks and ruins the whole movie. And i like the last seconds - that makes you wander what happens next and upgrades the experience from the movie to the next level. Like it. If you are disappointed with this you should check some "Pyramid" or stuff of that kind - full of effects with ridiculous story and idiotic acting. You will understand what i mean.

Feels like a found footage cheapo, but it's not....Low budget is the key word here.....The type of Horror movie you could fall asleep to, if you turned down the sound...Not scary, just a waste of time..Quick jumps, darkness, unfortunately doesn't make a scary movie... 2 annoying characters argue until their car gets stuck in the mud... The guy leaves her alone in the dark to find help....(Of course) When he comes back He knows, the house is weird, and a farmer is acting very strange, but he opts to take his girl there...... The rest is all cat and mouse with a Vampire.......