Before the Dark

It's an interesting plot and it surprised me on the way. It's somehow a simple movie (in a question of production), but with all the positive aspects of being simple, no appealing scenes or trendy behaviours just to get the audience's affection.

...but it was actually interesting and kept my attention despite the -obviously- low budget. The concept was novel; however, it was very hard to follow what was happening for most of the movie. It came together in the end, so I will say there was a satisfying enough payoff.

The acting wasn't wooden but it wouldn't win any Oscars either. Good enough to make you wonder what happened next but that was about it.

Script was okay - advanced the film well enough, but the direction and settings was mediocre. Special effects were kept to a minimum. Definitely worth a watch but not necessarily a second one.

This was actually decent.

Yeah, bad acting, cheesy in a way, but it was still worth watching.

The concept is actually a good idea and should be used in movies, but with more intensity and more people involved.

I appreciate diversity in taste. Despite that, it's difficult to imagine someone legitimately considering this a "good movie". There are plot holes enough to sink a starship. What should be a relatively simple concept is presented in a manner so confusing and counter-intuitive many viewers won't really have figured out what happened by the end (some will... but likely won't be impressed). I can't go into details without spoilers. Suffice that this is poor writing, poor directing, and doesn't even qualify as a mediocre fan film. It's not Asylum bad, but close to it.

Bad camera angles, predictable characters, nonsensical plot elements and really bad science are topped off by a goofy ending pulled out of a 3rd grade fiction assignment. It's not a terrible movie, but far from good. Worth watching? Not if you're a true sci-fi fan and value your time.

Maybe some of the actors are better than what appears on the screen, but, honestly, the writer and director gave them absolutely nothing to work with. And the editor just made things worse. Possibly a good story in this, but you wouldn't know it from what they delivered.