Daylight

Daylight (2011)

  • 90% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 53% of users liked it
    (517 ratings)

On their way to a wedding, Danny and Irene pick up a hitchhiker - throwing the film in the direction of the conventional rural kidnapper thriller. But with the skill of director David Barker and his miraculous cast and crew, Daylight emerges as much, much more than just another exploitation picture.… More

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R, 1 hr. 10 min.
Directed By
David Barker
Written By
David Barker, Michael Godere
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Jul 15, 2011 Limited
On DVD
Apr 24, 2012
Cinema Purgatorio

Critic Reviews

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    Replete with superior acting and visual splendor, the film is a fine instance of the overly familiar made fresh.

  • Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

    An unusually delicate psychological thriller that favors suggestion over exposition.

  • Steve Dollar, Wall Street Journal

    Barker leaves the histrionics to other thrill-makers, opting for the excruciating slow boil.

  • Joe Leydon, Variety

    Thanks largely to the exceptional actors, particularly Martin and Meierhans, Barker sporadically infuses fresh life into stale cliches, and even makes a few of them truly compelling all over again.

  • Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice

    Punctuating views of the bucolic countryside and sky attest to nature or God's indifference to human suffering, but such formalist touches don't overwhelm the responsive ensemble work in this resourceful, taboo-prodding sickie.

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