Daylight (2011)
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90% of critics liked it
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58% of users liked it
(581 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 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. Kidnappers Renny, Leo, and Murphy enact a bizarre and terrifying ritual of politeness, endowing such scenes as the passing of a bread knife at a kitchen table with a threat of ferocious violence - but also trust. Alexandra Meierhans - pregnant as the character Irene, and pregnant in real life - delivers an astonishing performance as the female lead. Simultaneously vulnerable and dangerous, a captive and a seductress, she somehow struggles to survive and endure, bringing the audience along with her through to the shattering conclusion. -- (C) Cinema Purgatorio
- Directed By
- David Barker
- Written By
- David Barker, Michael Godere
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jul 15, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Cinema Purgatorio
Critic Reviews
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Replete with superior acting and visual splendor, the film is a fine instance of the overly familiar made fresh.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
An unusually delicate psychological thriller that favors suggestion over exposition.
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Steve Dollar, Wall Street Journal
Barker leaves the histrionics to other thrill-makers, opting for the excruciating slow boil.
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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.
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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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Cast
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Aidan Redmond
as Daniel
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Michael Godere
as Renny
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Ivan Martin
as Leo
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Alexandra Meierhans
as Irene
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Aylam Orian
as Husband in Doctor's Office
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Brian Bickerstaff
as Murph
- Kendrick Strauch
