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Dark Streets
EMAILPRINTSamuel Goldwyn Films
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 2 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama | Suspense/Thriller
Written by: Wallace King
Directed by: Rachel Samuels
Release Date:
Theatrical: December 12, 2008
DVD: June 30, 2009
Running Time: minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for some sexual content, drug use and brief violent images
Starring Gabriel Mann, Bijou Phillips, Izabella Miko, Elias Koteas, Michael Fairman, and Toledo Diamond
When a naive playboy investigation the shadowy death of his wealthy father, his charmed life as the eligible owner of the city's hottest nightclub begins to spiral out of control. A noir fever dream of music, seduction and murder, Dark Streets features stunningly choreographed dance numbers and an original soundtrack performed by legendary bluese, jazz and R&B artists. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment Weekly Clark Collis
Alas, the flimsy plot -- less a whodunit than an isn't-it-screamingly-obvious-that-that-guy-done-it! -- will have thriller fans singing the blues.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The kind of film you can appreciate as an object, but not as a story. It's a lovingly souped-up incarnation of the film-noir look, contains well-staged and performed musical numbers, and has a lot of cigarettes, tough tootsies, bad guys and shadows. What it doesn't have is a story that pulls us along, or a hero who seems as compelling as some of the supporting characters.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Sam Adams
The movie, drawn from Wallace King's adaptation of Glenn Stewart's play, drips with style, but it's all flourish and no reveal.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Don R. Lewis
The type of film I would call eternally frustrating. Boasting a solid cast and an amazing look, the film is a mishmash of film noir, mystery and bluesy big band song and dance numbers that on a surface level play brilliantly.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
I love musicals, but I'd be hard-pressed to recommend this curiosity, sort of a shoestring version of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club."
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian M. E. Russell
The script is just all kinds of terrible. The characters are hollow mannequins telling a thin, depressing story that's less of a noir and more of a simple-minded bummer full of barely connected scenes and stunningly empty dialogue.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias
The main pitfall of modern noirs is that filmmakers get so caught up in the chiaroscuro lighting schemes and florid twists of dialogue and voiceover that they forget noir was about expressing more than just attitude and style.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Tim Grierson
The film has its shallow pleasures, but once it becomes obvious that that's all Dark Streets has going for it, the affected performances and forced tough-guy speak stop feeling playful and start to become oppressive.
Read Full Review >Variety Rob Nelson
As a dancing chanteuse, Bijou Phillips gives it her all, which isn't enough, and a wooden Mann doesn't help, although Izabella Miko brings a modicum of unaffected charm to her role as the Other Woman.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Nathan Lee
Diverting enough as a series of music videos, Dark Streets strikes postures in place of drama.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Josh Rosenblatt
Let no one ever say that Dark Streets doesn't have the perfect title. It may not be much more than a stylized regurgitation of creaky film-noir clichés and crime-fiction conventions … but its streets are undeniably dark.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Christopher Borrelli
Dark Streets lost me early, real early, like still-adjusting-my-eyes-in-a-dark-theater early.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 2.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
J P. gave it a0:
Pretty, good blues and no coherent movie at all. Impossible to sit through if you are capable of leaving.
Jay H. gave it a5:
The film is so obsessed with style and atmosphere, it forgot to add a good story and characters with depth. It did try for believable period detail, but failed for the most part. Great music at least.
