Dark Glasses
Shudder | Release Date: October 7, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Film ThreatMichael Talbot-HaynesFeb 6, 2023
Even though this is just a blood-stained shadow of Argento’s previous masterworks, the fact that he has produced something worthwhile again is a cause for celebration. Read full review
75
The PlaylistElena LazicFeb 17, 2022
Together with the firm confidence of its execution, perhaps it is this sincerity that marks Dark Glasses as a touching late work from a master. Read full review
67
ColliderAlyse WaxOct 6, 2022
Dark Glasses is no Suspiria or Tenebrae, but it’s also no Dracula 3D. It’s a fine movie, and sometimes, that is all you can ask for. Read full review
67
The Film StageRory O'ConnorFeb 15, 2022
Yes, Dario Argento’s first film in ten years is pretty fun, for a while—and no, not near his best. Read full review
67
IndieWireBen CrollFeb 15, 2022
Like a steady hand holding a straight razor, Argento cuts through the story with clean swipes. Dark Glasses has little room for twists and turns; it holds nothing up its sleeve and asks little more of the viewer than to sit still and enjoy the ride. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayOct 14, 2022
There are set pieces scattered throughout Dark Eyes that are as strange — and as strangely beautiful — as the best of Argento, starting with an unnerving opening sequence that sees a group of people in a park gazing at a solar eclipse. Read full review
55
TheWrapCarlos AguilarOct 11, 2022
It’s neither successfully terrifying, nor shockingly grotesque, or even campy enough for one to revel in over-the-top derangement. And while it’s not entirely without its silly pleasures, indifference is the foremost sentiment it elicits. Read full review
50
Paste MagazineMatt DonatoOct 5, 2022
Dark Glasses is forgettable. It’s also an upgrade for contemporary Dario Argento. Read full review
50
VarietyMichael NordineFeb 15, 2022
While it wouldn’t exactly be accurate to say that Dark Glasses was worth waiting a decade for, a world in which Argento continues working till the bitter end is preferable to one in which we don’t have movies like this at all. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerFeb 15, 2022
Dark Glasses is never all that scary, and some of it is just plain silly, but if you take it at face value it can be enjoyable enough to sit through — more of a reminder of what Argento used to do best than an example in its own right. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonOct 13, 2022
The best moments of the film involve Diana’s unsentimental alliance with Chin, the orphan who offers her more protection than she’s able to afford him. Their quirkily endearing relationship allows the horror legend to dabble in a genre that’s wholly new to him: the odd couple comedy. Read full review
40
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyFeb 15, 2022
The film unpacks few surprises, although Argentophiles may applaud a ludicrous and copiously gory climax. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawFeb 15, 2022
Dario Argento’s return to directing after a 10-year absence has its moments of macabre and melodramatic invention. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyFeb 15, 2022
Dark Glasses is mainly just flat, but it could definitely have done without this all-round disgrace of a dog performance – quite enough to have Uggy from The Artist shielding his peepers with a front paw. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 11, 2022
Argento may stay on brand with this film, with a few gory moments amid its violence. But he’s rarely tamed things to the point where they’re pro forma, dull and preordained. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiOct 7, 2022
As an enormous fan of Argento, I would love to be able to report that “Dark Glasses” is a worthy entry in his filmography, even if I had to go out on a limb to make my case. However, there's no branch long enough that would allow anyone to defend this particular effort, perhaps the only way in which the word “effort” could be used in conjunction with this film. Read full review
38
Slant MagazinePat BrownFeb 23, 2022
After a brilliantly constructed opening, Dario Argento’s film gives the impression only of a giallo doodle. Read full review
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