Movie Reviews

The Darkest Hour

Movie 42: The Darkest Hour (2012)

Cast:

Natalie – Olivia Thirlby

Sean – Emile Hirsch

Ben – Max Minghella

Anne- Rachael Taylor

Skylar – Joel Kinnaman

Vika – Veronika Vernadaskaya

Movie Information:

Running Time – 89 minutes

Rating – PG-13 not recommended for children, course language and violence

My Rating: 2 stars

Movie Summary:

          Sean and Ben have travelled to Moscow to present their social media program that would make it easier for people to find clubs and parties. They present to a Swedish ass hole, Skylar who is fluent in Russian. Skylar tells them they are no longer needed, Ben and Sean accuse him of stealing their idea. Ben and Sean are pissed off but then leave after security arrives to walk them out.

          Meanwhile Natalie and Anne are walking around Moscow talking about Anne’s upcoming photography exhibition at enjoy the city’s night life. They mention the app Ben and Sean set up, and comment that the guys look cute. They snap some pictures together. That night Ben and Sean discuss suing Skylar but doubt that Russian law would side with them. At the club they found using their app they spot Skylar and confront him. Skylar just insults them with his hot model girlfriend.

          Sean gets drinks and Ben finds out that Anne and Natalie are at the same club. The four meet up and Sean and Ben try to impress the girls. The four chat, Natalie and Ben hit it off, but then all the lights go out in the club. Outside the club Natalie notices her phone isn’t working and everyone is outside trying to figure out what is going on. In the sky they see a yellow light of balls falling from the sky. All the lights fall all over the city. One lands close to the four and everyone out of curiosity gathers around it. An officer approaches the light and touches it, instantly disintegrating him. Everyone panics and runs back inside the club. They meet up with Skylar who sacrifices his girlfriend to save himself. The five lock themselves in a storage room.

          Five days later…The group is running low on food and it’s been over a day since they’ve heard noises from outside. They all agree to leave and head for the US embassy. Outside cars are abandoned, and no one is around.

          They walk along the streets, not really sure where to go with their poor map. They hear some noises and find an old Russian lady boarding her windows. She says there are ghosts and that they’ll all die. They continue and find the US embassy which has been crushed by a Russian warship. While continuing on their journey, they discover the alien lights are more lethal during the day since you can’t see them, they also learn they are electrical, and react to electricity. Thus they wear light bulbs around their neck to detect the strange force.

          The group then go to a mall to change clothes and Sean and Natalie are caught between aliens. Sean hides in a glass display window, and the lights pass him. Sean saves Natalie and the group discovers that glass can protect them from the aliens. They then head in a hurry to the other embassy. The embassy is empty and all they find is shells form large amounts of gunfire. While they look for answers Skylar goes out shooting in the streets, Ben and Sean try to stop him but then they are caught between aliens and so Skylar sacrifices himself so they can get away.

          Sean and Ben get back to the girls then they notice an apartment with one room with light. They go to it. They meet Vika, a young Russian girl and Sergei an older Russian man. He explains that they are in this special cage that the aliens cannot see. We also introduced to Sergei’s adorable kitty. They listen to a radio and learn there is a submarine coming to port to pick up survivors. Vika, Anne, and Natalie go to other apartments to pick up supplies for their trip while Sergei shows Ben his microwave gun that should disrupt the electrical force of the aliens so that they can be killed.

          When the girls return they leave the gate open and aliens attack. Sergei and Anne are vaporized but Ben, Sean, Vika, and Natalie escape.

          The end of the movie they meet up with military Russians and they use the microwave gun to show the real aliens and kill them, before it works though Ben is vaporized protecting Vika. They get to the submarine but lose Natalie. Sean goes back to save her and then the last three get to the submarine and Sean and Natalie kiss. They sail away yet the war between humanity and the aliens continue, but now they have a weapon. THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!

Movie Summary:

          Honestly, I found this movie a bit boring, and stupid. The humour they tried to add was pathetic and a waste. The whole messed up aliens were stupid. Like seriously? Some light aliens that look like Pokemon's on the inside. What a waste.

          The whole movie itself was just STUPID! Like when Natalie gets lost, one second they’re together, the next she ends up like a across the canal. STUPID! I didn’t like that Ben died, a liked him a whole lot better then Sean.  I liked that Sergei’s little kitty got away. I love cats!!! I think they could have done a sequel, but I don’t think the movie did very well. What I did like about this movie was the vaporizing scenes. I didn’t get the whole purpose but I like how they just poofed into the air.

          So I wouldn’t really recommend this movie. Not really worth it, I just borrowed the movie from a friend. If you have nothing better to watch/do, then check out the movie. Unless you’re really into alien movies, but even then it’d disappoint you.