The Dark Room – Movie Review
Director: Jake C Young, Kenny Scott Guffey
Writer: David Daring, Kenny Scott Guffey, Jake C Young (Screenplay)
Cast
- Diane Franklin (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure)
- Jake C Young (A Night of the Undead)
- Kayla Perkins (Wicked Ones)
- Brianna Phipps
- Shane Thompson
Plot: As murders grip a small town, a photographer uncovers something sinister while developing photos for a local religious leader. As the body count rises, he is pursued by a mysterious woman, throwing his own sanity into question by his doctor.
Runtime: 1 Hour 34 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Dark Room starts when a photograph technician Ezra Jones (Young) gets asked to develop a series of photos from a mysterious woman Audrey (Perkins). Meanwhile, the small county is worried about a series of murders Ezra’s sister Deputy McKenna (Phipps) is investigating.
As Ezra finds his connection with Audrey becoming strange, he also finds himself diving into the mystery behind the murders. When Ezra looks to investigate more, he uncovers a disturbing truth.
Verdict on The Dark Room
The Dark Room is a mystery thriller following a photography technician who gets a strange series of photos. As he investigates, he finds himself drawn into a darker series of events within his small town. However, he doesn’t know how to prove what is going on.
This is an interesting mystery that dives into the unknown through the eyes of an unstable photography technician. The story does a great job of mixing a mental health problem with a supernatural murderous rampage. This has a great style in how everything is filled, to make us feel like we are watching a lot older movie. This creates an even more realistic feeling in the movie, adding to the uncertainty of everything we are seeing.
Final Thoughts –The Dark Room is an unsettling mystery with plenty of twists along the way.
