So I thought that was well-managed, but I did think that the pacing of the film certainly left a lot to be desired. I think some people would justify it as getting to the psychological, and physical, effects years of abuse have had on her. With their overactive imaginations and low frustration levels? But I still think a lot of it feels like a bunch of filler because there's just not enough material to justify the length. Dreary, bleak, shrill and ultimately pointless. The acting & filming was good .... unfortunately the story line was very weak. Niamh, a young Irish girl, is the victim of severe, pervasive emotional, physical and sexual abuse. And that's fine by me actually. For all its soaring cutlery, Dark Touch, like much of the best horror, works the fears that connect to real life. (1976), among many others, seem to go back to Jerome Bixby's story It's A Good Life (1953), adapted for the old Twilight Zone series, or even Ray Bradbury's The Small Assassin (1946) and It's Alive (1974) come to mind. This page works best with JavaScript. Dark Touch seems to reside almost completely in a realm of fantasy that isn't Neve's own and borders perilously and atonally on camp. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Coming Soon. Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014. Dark Touch is meant to touch a nerve, not merely spook. Like Carrie without the religion, or Village of the Damned without the aliens, Dark Touch is uncompromising, utterly chilling, and actually about something - the misuse of power, whether a parent's or a child's. Her second feature was Don't Look Back and managed to be screened at Cannes in 2009, because her films are always intense, intellectual and in particularly brutally honest. | Rating: 2/5 Forgot your password? Elegantly atmospheric indie horror drama plumbs typically unseen depths of children's coping mechanisms in the face of terrible real-life experience. It makes for a nice change of pace. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. She has written with Francois Ozon (8 Women), and her daring first feature, In My Skin, included her main character eating her own flesh! The Hollywood Reporter, LLC is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC. The acting is natural and basically seamless. |, October 15, 2013 But she has a weapon - telekinesis - which she uses to dispose of her abusers. Copyright © Fandango. All rights reserved. Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020. |. You're almost there! Dark Touch employs the sensational trappings of a horror film to explore the real world horrors of child abuse. Neve stays in the bedroom of their daughter who died from cancer. |, August 27, 2013 The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. One would hope that adults wouldn't mistreat their own children. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer.