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• Alone In The Dark

  Kashif Ahmed 19 February 2007

  

  In many ways, this is the real 'Clerks 2', forget Randal & Dante, its Christian Slater & Stephen Dorff who"re fast becoming Hollywood"s biggest underachievers. And though I didn"t hate this film with as great a passion as is often displayed on many an internet movie forum, 'Alone In The Dark' (probably a reference to the scriptwriter"s working conditions) is a master class in lazy filmmaking. Adapted from the Atari computer game franchise by Germany"s answer to Paul W.S. Anderson; Uwe Boll ('House Of The Dead', 'Blood Rayne'), the movie, after a lengthy bit of pre-credit exposition, sees ex-'Bureau 713' (like 'The X-Files') operative turned paranormal investigator Slater being pursued by all manner of sinister forces who"re after some mysterious and powerful artefact that holds an ancient secret. Slater"s joined by archaeologist girlfriend Tara Reid and initially hampered by cocky 713 agent and company man, Stephen Dorff (making the best of a rather pathetic role). 'Alone In The Dark' is a bit like 'The Relic' meets 'Nightwatch' be sure to look out some intentionally hilarious moments, the best of which is an unexpected love scene between Salter and Reid played out to Nenah Cherry and Youssou N'Dour"s '7 Seconds' (surely not a sly dig at Slater"s lasting power in the sack?). An undemanding, largely unimpressive film which ought to be sandwiched between some quality horror flicks as part of a movie marathon. Lights out.

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Evil awakens Edward Carnby (Christian Slater) is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena His cases delve into the dark corners of the world searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations Now the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced With the help of his ex-girlfriend archaeologist Aline Cedrac (Tara Reid) and his bitter rival government agent Richard Burke (Stephen Dorff) Edward is about to learn that just because you don&39;t believe in something doesn&39;t mean it cannot kill you!Actors Christian Slater Stephen Dorff Tara Reid Frank C Turner Mathew Walker Will Sanderson Mark Acheson Ed Anders & Francoise YipDirector Uwe BollCertificate 15 years and overYear 2005Languages English - Dolby Digital (51) ; DTSDuration 1 hour and 35 minutes (approx)

Horror based on the best-selling computer game. Christian Slater plays private investigator Edward Carnby, a detective who specialises in supernatural phenomena. While investigating the mysterious death of one of his best friends, Carnby uncovers a conspiracy to bring back a race of evil demons known as the Abskani to take over the world. With his ex-girlfriend Aline (Tara Reid) and rival Richard Burke (Stephen Dorff), Carnby is all that stands between the Abskani and world domination. But with his fragile psyche beginning to crack after an encounter with an evil spirit known as the Queen, can Carnby save the world before he breaks down completely?