Dark Nature
Dark Nature is a 2009 British thriller film written by Eddie Harrison, directed by Marc de Launay, and starring Niall Greig Fulton, Vanya Eadie and Imogen Toner. Shot on a small budget, it was filmed in the Scottish Highlands from September to October 2008 before receiving a limited cinematic showing in 2009. The film went on to be released on DVD and Bluray in the United Kingdom and the United States in May 2010.
Dark Nature received generally mixed reviews from critics. Detroit Burns of film review website Sound on Sight applauded the film, stating Its strong point is patience and a commitment to build up. The use of the rich Scottish landscape and maniacal score create a stark and tense atmosphere, an atmosphere that the film creates very well. He did, however, criticize the films pace and general stillness, stating that Dark Nature s weakness is in the films hesitance to go onestep further and that its death scenes are rather anticlimatic and serve no purpose other than the elimination of a character from the rest of the script. Light entertainment blog Pop Matters called the film pristine and practically popping off the screen in its shot of digital dynamic, but attacked director Marc de Launay for trying to redefine the category, taking much of the mystery out of your standard slice and dice. Horror fansite Horrortalk applauded the film as a quiet and deliberately paced look at the balance between man and nature and considered the film to echo the more existential cinema of the 1970s and that it focuses on internal struggle while adding horror elements. Horrortalk did, however, admit that the results of such elements were mixed.Gordon Sullivan of DVD Verdict moderately approved the film. Further to applauding its cinematography, Sullivan congratulated Marc de Launay as building a dreadsoaked atmosphere. He stated The family relationship is the best part of the film by far, claiming they display some very good chemistry. While considering the film to be itself confused as to whether it wants to be a sliceanddice thriller or an ecohorror film, Sullivan nonetheless considered that de Launay shows himself to be a skilled young filmmaker with a good sense of humor and a knack for atmosphere. He went on to say There arent a lot of jokes in the film, but I caught myself laughing at a few of the darker situations. The director balances the humor nicely with the dread,
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