Preview: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)

Synopsis:

Moving into a sprawling old estate with her father and his new girlfriend, a young girl discovers strange creatures in the basement that want to carry her away and must convince her parents they are real.

• Poster: B-

Review:

A little bit of old fashioned design work might give audiences a feeling they are seeing a film a little old fashioned, but that may not be what the producers necessarily want.

• Trailer: B-

Review:

What keeps this from being a C-grade trailer is that it tries to do something different. The minute-long opening blackness with a not-terribly-scary voice speaking to the audience is a bit unnerving and when the first images finally appear it does give the intended jolt. Other than that, it's not a terribly great or interesting trailer.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

Release Date:

• August 26, 2011

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (August 5, 2010) Original

-Wesley Lovell (August 21, 2011) New Poster