Adrien Brody, Alfre Woodard, Carla Gugino
Dan Dark gives new meaning to the term "scars of childhood." A hack writer of detective stories, he has suffered from psoriatic arthropathy, a crippling disease of the skin and bones, from the time he...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 23, 2004
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Flixster Reviews (304)
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October 23, 2007Um...Robert Jr is creepy, and has katie holmes do creepy things to his creepy body.
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April 13, 2006Great.. I mean GREAT cast; and I love Downey jr, but this film lacked...well, a lot.
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June 1, 2009I had two reasons, one mainly for watching it... they were good reasons.
If I take away the enjoyment of those, the movie was pretty lame. I haven't seen the original TV thing of it so I can't compare. It seemed to be pretty pointless and nothing much happened. Yeah... also, I...( read more) -
November 22, 2009The movie itself is a bit confusing, as Dark has flashbacks of his childhood mixed with characters from his novel. He has hallucinations, which cause the characters to break out into musical numbers, with songs like "Mr. Sandman."
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October 8, 2009I love a good detective movie, and though this isn't your normal gumshoe flick, it was entertaining. It has a decent cast and the dialogue was really well written at parts. I liked the way this one was shot and lit. There was hardly a plot, and the little musical interludes seeme...( read more)
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July 25, 2009So good. So funny. So creatively weird. But it's good. They did a great job. But what did you expect from a guy who could land into any role that would surely shock you? The very best, of course. This movie just makes me laugh. And the fact that he worked with Mel Gibson again ma...( read more)
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April 10, 2009Another tour de force from our beloved Robert. His first big role since getting clean, and quite a revelation it is. Thanks to Mel Gibson for his faith and insight, and kudos to Robert for another riveting performance.
Critic Reviews
November 14, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
November 7, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It just doesn't work; not as an adaptation of the acclaimed 1980s British television series, nor as a stand-alone movie. full review
November 7, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The movie makes its point and still has another hour to go. full review
November 7, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
True, Gordon is working from Potter's own adapted script, but it's hard to shake the sense that the writer may simply have been trolling for a Hollywood paycheck. full review
October 23, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The movie lurches when it should glide, shouts when it should whisper and mumbles when it should sing. full review
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