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Though predictable and
familiar by now, AND SOON THE DARKNESS, a remake of the 1970 British film of
the same name, is a cut above similarly themed yarns about the infamous sex
trafficking issue that plagues poor countries as a lucrative means of surviving
and manages suspense during the film's final reel.
Amber Heard, fresh from ALL
THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE, ZOMBIELAND, and THE STEPFATHER, gives a compelling
performance as Stephanie, a woman whose friend Ellie (Odette Yustman) is
kidnapped while they are on a class trip to Argentina. Why two attractive young women would branch
off by themselves in a rural country where language is an issue is anyone's
guess, but it is perhaps attributed to the notion that when you're young,
you're invincible.
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The concierge (Adriana Barraza) greets Ellie (Odette Yustman) and Stephanie (Amber Heard) in AND SOON THE DARKNESS. |
Adriana Barraza, the Oscar-nominated
actress from BABEL, appears briefly as a concierge at the Hotel Rosemaria that
the women are staying at, and her husband is a creepy and suspicious-looking
red herring. After a few drinks and a
flirtatious dance with a town local at an outdoor bar, Ellie lands in trouble
with him. The next morning they miss
their bus to a rendezvous and venture out on their own, sunning themselves in
bikinis in Villa Del Lago, a ghost
town, off of a deserted road which, as anyone who watches horror films knows, es mala idea.
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Ellie (Odette Yustman) gets in over her head in AND SOON THE DARKNESS. |
After a brief argument, Stephanie
storms off and leaves Ellie alone, and the latter is kidnapped. When it becomes clear that Ellie is missing,
Stephanie seeks help from the local police, who is less than helpful and
unceremoniously goes through the motions of filing a missing persons
report.
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Stephanie (Amber Heard) knows that something is amiss in AND SOON THE DARKNESS. |
Anyone can see the ending from
this point, but the film's final reel manages to make the action
suspenseful.
The disc comes with an
entertaining commentary from various crew members and a behind-the-scenes
featurette.

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