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| The Darkest Hour (2011) () |
IMDB Rating: 5.9
Released: Dec 23, 2011
Rating: PG-13
Genres:
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Sub Genres:
Alien,
Running Time: 89 minutes
AKA: A Hora Mais Negra
Country: USA
Language: English
IMDB Link: The Darkest Hour on IMDB
Official Site: Official Site
Views: 2,621
Plot: Two young American men travel to Moscow to sell their social networking/party finding software only to find their software is already being sold by the Russian men they were to sell it to. While commiserating in the company of attractive women they and many other people see an aurora-like apparition in the sky. Some of this light breaks off and lands nearby and when approached it disintegrates the human who approached it. More lights fall and aliens protected by force fields start attacking.
The two Americans, the Russian and two women hide for several days. When they leave their hideout, they notice a dog barking at something they cannot see and so learn that the aliens are invisible. They then notice that electrical devices activate when an invisible alien is near and they soon learn to use light bulbs as detectors since the bulb will glow when aliens approach.
The group learns that the entire world has apparently been invaded. The Russian businessman is killed and the remainder head towards a light in the distance. The light is coming from a building in which there is a woman and a man, the latter of whom has constructed a Faraday cage that keeps the aliens out as well as a microwave device that he expects will help fight the aliens.
Despite suffering casualties, they meet up with Russian militia who manage to kill an alien with conventional weapons. The militia examine the microwave gun and plan to build improved models. The militia believes that the aliens are strip mining Earth for metal.
The Americans make it to a submarine and plan to spread their alien knowledge to the world. They learn that Parisians have managed to destroy one of the alien mining towers and the film ends on a hopeful note.
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| The Darkest Hour Movie News |
Source: James White
Article: In what seems like it might be a refreshing change from the age-old “aliens invade America” trope, New Regency and Summit Entertainment are developing Darkest Hour, a new thriller that sees the interplanetary nasties having a go at Russia instead.
Sure, some movies feature looks at international crises when ET comes calling with weaponry, but thanks to Timur Bekmambetov producing, we’ll get to see what happens to a group of kids as they struggle to survive an attack in Russia.
Right At Your Door director Chris Gorak, a man with some experience shooting nervy thrillers featuring everyday folk in dangerous situations, has signed on to direct, and he’ll work in Russia this June at Bekmambetov’s custom film facility. |
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