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Two beautiful Americans embark on a trip of a lifetime through the glorious landscapes of Argentina. But their idyllic journey takes a violent turn when one of them disappears...
A terrifying thriller, starring Odette Yustman (The Unborn, Cloverfield, Transformers) and Amber Heard (The Ward, Drive Angry).
A pair of young travelers, Ellie and Stephanie, break away from their boring tour group to discover Argentina in pursuit of breathtaking scenery, adventure and fun. They reach the town of Alemana, where beneath the sumptuous landscape lies a dark secret.
Despite rumours of local girls recently going missing, the pair head for a noisy bar to celebrate their last night and help give Ellie closure from her recent breakup.
The next day the two girls fight and Ellie disappears. Now all alone, in an unknown country, Stephanie instantly senses that her best friend is in great danger. Who can Stephanie trust and moreover who must she fear? Stephanie follows a trail of sinister clues in an attempt to find her friend. But time is running out, and soon the darkness will fall.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Benminx
Format:Blu-ray
When two young American girls decide to cycle through Argentina together, they stop in a little back-country town and decide to hit the town's only bar to celebrate the last night of their journey. Getting a little too drunk, they manage to get themselves in hot water and miss their ride to the airport. Stuck for things to do for a whole day, they decide to go exploring, but the drunken resentments of the night before well up and lead to a fight. Separating briefly, Amber Heard's Stephanie soon realises something's wrong when she goes back for her friend only to find her missing without a trace.
None of the townsfolk seem to want to help, everybody keeps sharing nervous glances, and a friendly American who's inexplicably hanging around the town may or may not be too friendly...
The 'tourists lost in a foreign country, out of their depth and unable to speak the language or get help' formula has been quite well trodden by everything from 'Turistas' ("Paradise Lost") on downwards, and while this is a well directed effort with good tension and some truly oustanding scenery and filming, the idea can't help feeling a little well-worn.
You're never in any doubt that Stephanie will get some kind of answer whether good or bad, and you're never in doubt that someone will turn out not to be who they seem.
It's execution has good tension, and the movie improves towards the climax. By the final scenes, the predictability has fallen away to be replaced by increasing fear and uncertainty, and it has a very well handled ending. A good thriller that may feel a little familiar for most of its length, but rewards viewing.
None of the townsfolk seem to want to help, everybody keeps sharing nervous glances, and a friendly American who's inexplicably hanging around the town may or may not be too friendly...
The 'tourists lost in a foreign country, out of their depth and unable to speak the language or get help' formula has been quite well trodden by everything from 'Turistas' ("Paradise Lost") on downwards, and while this is a well directed effort with good tension and some truly oustanding scenery and filming, the idea can't help feeling a little well-worn.
You're never in any doubt that Stephanie will get some kind of answer whether good or bad, and you're never in doubt that someone will turn out not to be who they seem.
It's execution has good tension, and the movie improves towards the climax. By the final scenes, the predictability has fallen away to be replaced by increasing fear and uncertainty, and it has a very well handled ending. A good thriller that may feel a little familiar for most of its length, but rewards viewing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By carlota
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
everything was perfect. perfect status, perfect delivery. i am very happy with optimum home entertainment. they have done a really nice work
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By S. Drury
Format:Blu-ray
This is a Gem of a little film in my opinion, great thriller with a good story, this is a remake of a 1970 film with the same title. The cast is great and very believable, Amber Heard is on a roll at the moment with some great movie roles, she is fantastic in this! This is not a movie that has any gore or a large amount of violence but still delivers some good thrills and keeps you pulled in till the end mainly because of the nice locations and the two beautiful main stars and its an interesting idea that keeps you wanting to know how it will all end. Worth a watch for sure!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film (like many from TAKEN to PSYCHO) is all about outsiders in peril, in this case two young female American tourists in Argentina. The film is strong on tension and some cracking red herrings and the atmosphere should do for Argentinan tourism what WOLF CREEK did for Australia. However, the film has the usual problems associated with Dim Tourist Babes In Peril: they always do the daftest things (the lovable little scamps). If you can put up with the total failure to for example remember Rule 2 (Double Tap) then you are in for a good time. The plot was much more believable than many and the settings splendid, the resort at Lago Epecuén being especially good.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By filmcritic99
Format:DVD
This could have been excellent but unfortunately the ending let it down. The story is great, good build up, lovely scenery. The fact that you weren't quite sure what was going to happen or when, kept you interested and involved in the characters. The story maybe was a little slow building up but it was well done, just the ending seemed rushed, like they hadn't allowed enough time at the end. Could have made the ending a little more drawn out and scary and then it would have been worth 4 stars.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Samantha and Ellie (Amber Heard and Odette Yustman) are two best friends who are enjoying the final day of their holiday in Argentina, ignoring the sudden disappearences of young women that are flashed in the newspapers and missing posters. When they have a arugement, the pair walk away until Samantha finds that Ellie is nowhere to be seen. With the help of mysterious Michael (Karl Urban), they must find her friend before darkness falls. It has some wonderful scenery of Argentina, great pefomances from Heard and Urban who is drop dead gorgeous. The tenison is always there, gripping the viewer tight until the credits roll. While it won't win awards or be the best film ever, And Soon The Darkness is one to check out for friday or saturday night viewing.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was waiting for this film to come out for ages and lets just say it did not dissapoint. Amber Heard gives a fabulous performance shes incredible! It is a great thriller does not have too many gory bits it plays with your mind and makes you think who can you trust???? or who can she trust!??? All in all a must watch!
By A. Murphy
Format:Blu-ray
This is a simple familiar story of a girl lost. There is little action with most tension provided by the music. Its fine for a lille light entertainment. Lacked gripping acting by anyone as the story followed a familiar theme. Not horror just fun romp.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fade langatmige Geschicht. Der 2. Stern ist für die schönen...
Da schaut man sich einen Film nur wegen der Darsteller an - denn das sind lauter schöne Menschen! und dann DAS:
Sooo fad! Ich war nur am vorspulen. Read more
Sooo fad! Ich war nur am vorspulen. Read more
Published 11 months ago by G.S.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Blu-ray ???
This Movie on Blu-Ray is as just as good on DVD so if you are thinking of buying this Movie I would save a quid or two and just go for the DVD. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Allan
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a great advert for Argentina
Once again Hollywood reminds us that if we act `naughty' (you know what I mean, right?) and don't *ahem* play safe with strangers, we deserve a grisly end. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Albatross
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very poor, stear clear.
Very dissapointed with this film. I didn't expect it to be great and thought it might be quite predictable, but it really was bad. Read more
Published 22 months ago by 1philone
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Movie
Really good thriller with beautiful girls as main characters and a great Argentine landscape on Blu-Ray in a brilliant image right. Even otherwise a really exciting thriller. Read more
Published 22 months ago by DerKritiker
2.0 out of 5 stars
UK viewers get the short straw again
Although the movie itself is well worth watching, there are two very noticable faults with the UK release of this movie (on both DVD and Blu-ray):
- the picture is... Read more
- the picture is... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2011 by Jordan
1.0 out of 5 stars
Another shoddy and unacceptable release from Optimum
All you need to know: The film is presented here in its wrong aspect ratio (1.77 instead of 2.35), hence rendering this release completely useless. Proceed at your own risk.
Published on 25 May 2011 by DrChannard
4.0 out of 5 stars
Light And Shade South Of The Border
(If you haven't seen this movie yet, don't read any further as it contains spoilers)
This is a remake of an obscure British thriller from the 70s that I have seen. Read more
This is a remake of an obscure British thriller from the 70s that I have seen. Read more
Published on 18 April 2011 by John Wilfers
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