Dark Sense

As a Scot myself I was cringing at the puerile acting from some of the cast in this and the long drawn out story which should have been done in a short as this was just too long for its own good!

I see they dug out all the old Take The High Road actors from yesteryear and what was Gordon Kennedy the comedian doing in this , Siobhan Redmond and the actor who played the serial killer was seriously awful - where did they dig this bunch out - the bargain acting basement bin it seems.

Rab C. Nesbitt Scottish vernacular sums it up - Pure dead awful so it is!

This film has a good premise but it's so incredibly slow it's almost unwatchable.

There is a good film in here somewhere but it needs some serious editing down to actually be entertaining. Films don't HAVE to be at least 90mins long. It just feels like in order to reach 90mins they stretched out every shot they had, stuck in extra material and just used filler to make it longer. Shame.

For an indie film the lighting and filming is good, some of the acting a bit dodgy, but overall the crew seem to have known what they were doing. It's just a shame about the story itself. 3/10.

Well done Scotland! They found a lot of Scottish actors/actresses that don't have Glaswegian accents to such a degree 90% of the English speaking world wouldn't have a clue what they were saying!

The story is well constructed and a reasonable representation of the First And Only original story by Peter A. Flannery. Aside from the forced 'deviations' that every film version is forced to take to condense a weeks reading into a one or two hour slot it does well to get the critical and key moments covered.

You can see pretty early on that this wasn't a high budget movie production but it really didn't need it, it works as is! The scenes are plausible and the settings well selected. The darker scenes, although necessitated by the storyline, could have been slightly better lighted or atmospherics would have improved them but as these are few it doesn't detract from great acting and the essence of the story.

The acting is actually exceptionally good and everyone gets the requisites that the acting is providing. The scene where they cut back to the control room group. mouths agape and dumbstruck, is priceless!

Synopsis: great movie if you like crime drama with a little extra thrown in, not recommended for the faint hearted some of the 'nasties' are pretty convincing and may make you squirm! (isn't that what they are supposed to do?). I recommend this as a 'casual view' crime drama that will leave you feeling like you just watched a movie with a conclusion as opposed to the all too frequent 'hollow feeling' and lacking of an end!.

About a young boy with a psychic sense who even when he's older feels a connection with a serial killer. Well acted and tense in places. Satisfying ending.

Whilst it's clear this was a low budget movie, the filming around Edinburgh is beautifully done and the storyline keeps you on your toes. Really hope this is a first of many from Magnus Wake and his team.