Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
A blind musician hears a murder committed in the apartment upstairs from hers that sends her down a dark path into London's gritty criminal underworld.
In Darkness offers a reasonably engaging neo-noir thriller premise with a blind protagonist navigating London's criminal underworld, giving it some intrigue in its setup. The acting is competent with Natalie Dormer delivering a committed performance, and the London cinematography is serviceable if unremarkable. However, the plot increasingly strains credibility as its twists pile up, and the ending feels convoluted and unsatisfying rather than cleverly earned. The concept of a blind woman entangled in crime isn't particularly fresh territory, and the execution leans on familiar thriller conventions without adding a distinctive voice or singular craft to differentiate it meaningfully from genre peers.