British Film Dark River 2018 Movie Review From Online Sources


Movie Description:

 Following the death of her father, Alice (Golden Globe (R)-winner Ruth Wilson, "The Affair") returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years to claim from her estranged brother (Mark Stanley, "Game of Thrones") the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. From acclaimed filmmaker Clio Barnard, one of the premier new voices in British cinema, DARK RIVER is a taut and powerful psychological drama.

 Before diving into this film read some of the reviews online:

 Good Points:

 - Even in the swelling canon of British rural miserabilism, this unrelentingly intense psychodrama burrows beneath the skin.

- "Dark River" is a forgettable title for a movie that's anything but.

- It's a beautifully crafted, moodily evocative film that's missing just one spark of true inspiration.

- Dark fare indeed, and you won't shake it off easily.

- Richly textured characters and evocative rural landscapes elevate this melancholy drama.

- The film is beautifully executed with grace and lavish cinematography. Tone plays a crucial part in Dark River.

- It's a jarring juxtaposition of "There's no place like home" and "You can never go home again."

Bad Points:

- The kind of movie that mistakes rumbling storm clouds and restless sheep for plot development.

- This is a kitchen-sink drag.

- While Clio Barnard so masterfully limns her protagonist's tortured soul, the brother-sister drama at the center of the film remains frustratingly hazy.

- Watch it online via 123movies.

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