A Dark Song (2016)

I just finished watching A Dark Song on Netflix and liked it but it is no way a real horror movie it is more of a dark drama. The acting was exceptional with the main characters keeping me engaged. The ending did make me shake my head and say WTF! But did not ruin the movie like some of the users said here.

Fmovies: Anyone giving a low rating was probably expecting some jumped up Hollywood "horror" like The Conjuring or Sinister. If that's what you're looking for, you'll be disappointed.

However, if you have experience with religion or enjoy learning about the real ways people believe in Magic, this is a beautiful and truthful telling of those teachings. It's atmospheric and takes you on an emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual journey. It's reflective and poignant. It requires an elevated state of mind.

You have to be in the mood for this kind of movie- but if you are, then you'll love it.

Horror movies come in many forms. Some are about the gore, some are about the creatures, and some are just plain disturbing. Though i like many a horror film with those qualities, a true horror fan of the genre also has to appreciate the horror films that try to get under your skin without trying have someone's face ripped off. A Dark Song may be subtle but it is a horror tale nonetheless. What makes this a gem is the ride to the climax. With great performances from the two main characters and it's haunting score it's able to create a tense dark atmospheric mood so that when the horror elements do begin to appear it makes them far creepier than most films with a bigger budget. Most horror movies can be compared to other horror movies because they're filled with the usual clichés but this is a unique horror film with a redeeming quality that is very rare in films of this genre..if your looking for a movie where people are being chased by monsters or tortured by inbreds then this movie is not for you..but if your looking for a horror movie with an intelligent approach then turn down the lights, get your popcorn and let this movie work its magic

A Dark Song fmovies. A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.

"A Dark Song" is already being praised as one of the best horror films of 2017. While it is always good to be skeptical about such hype or buzz, especially when it is coming out of the film's own PR machine, in this case it just so happens to be true. This film is bound to make it on to many best-of lists for the year.

What makes the film brilliant is its two main characters, who we (the audience) are never quite sure about. We have a woman with ambiguous motives and purposes, and this uncertainty only adds to our curiosity and the film's suspense. Even when we find out why she is involving herself in the occult, we are only given half-truths, and more layers are left to be unpeeled.

In contrast, we have a dubious leader for this cross-dimensional experiment. C. S. Lewis famously said that Jesus was either the lord, a liar, or a lunatic. While this man is no savior, the same three categories could apply to him. For much of the film we do not know if he is a lord (authentic), a liar (charlatan trying to get money from a mark) or a lunatic (someone who thinks they have powers but clearly does not). This uncertainty is what drives us to keep watching, to see if he can deliver on his promises... and how, along the way, we see how shady he just might be.

The dark, ominous score is perfect, and for a film with a modest budget we still get some creepy effects (such as a dead dog). The creators made a film the way a film ought to be made: within the boundaries allotted without over-reaching or stretching yourself too thin.

Most of all, the praise should go to the excellent writing, which not only provides the two great characters, but really captures the occult. Not that I claim any real knowledge of black magic or the dark arts, but everything here is done so well, so convincingly that it seems like it could be real. And that is about the highest praise a script or fantastic film can receive.

It was engaging. It draws you in. Acting was really good. It is unusual for a "horror" type movie to be so good. This is no slasher. Not predictable like most of the movies about summoning devil /dark rituals etc. I did not expect much but I was positively surprised. I specifically signed up to give that movie a good review as it deserves it :)

Two years without seeing a horror movie or suspense, and it was absolutely worth seeing him. An exceptional and out-of-the-ordinary delivery. The absolutely unexpected end. What a work of art. The quality of recording is very well done, and that sound when the entity that passes through the child achieves a rather disturbing effect when observing it. It is somewhat slow, but the slow is to enjoy it, find the taste in movies like this is the task of a good fan of the cinema