Alone in the Dark (2005)

Its clear not 2m into the film that youre in for a SciFi Channel Original level snore fest, with the combined acting talents of Christian Slater and Tara Reid cementing the fact that the film is going to be terrible. I went in assuming people had unjustly underrated the film after Boll's amazing HotD, but there really is little going for it. In it, an ex-FBI special ops agent and an archeologist must stop an encrouching race of alien (?) beings that can displace light and electricity. Boredom ensues. The plot and acting are both by the books, and though Boll does make valid attempts at adding unique shots (zooming into a gun barrel as the shot is fired, watching the next round reload, then trailing it through the target), much of the film could have been directed by any movie buff that has taken enough notes from successful films (Alien, Aliens, Terminator), which have had a not-so-subtle impact on Boll's work. For a SciFi Channel Original, this would have been better than average, however as a theatrical feature, it slides by with a low D on almost every level.

Rating: 5/10.