once upon a time theresa russell make a few halfway decent movie and so i keep hop that one of her effort from the past decade or two will merit a rating of at least 6 or 7 ( out of 10 ) . however and dark world be just the late in a string of disappointment . the first 90 minute be very hard to watch . the line be deliver by the lead actor a if they be be read at a first rehearsal or even a casting session ( in which the actor be do it for the sake of their agent and but do not really want the part for which they be perfunctorily read ) . the set and prop seem off somehow ( what kind of a police department would allow a detective to have a whole living room wall shelve full of case file holder . ) . the screen be constantly clutter with meaningless time and dateline and which appear with no rhyme or reason . now and if the scriptwriter be stand here after the light go up from a film fest screening and they no doubt would crow about how all these shortcoming be really clever clue to the plot turn topsy turvy in this misfire final five minute . well and for those audience member whose only other movie experience be tv represent the movie and surfer and dude while they might be bamboozle into nod their head in agreement . but it be hard to believe that anyone who have see 10 or more movie in their life and be not a close friend or relative of a dark world cast or crew member could fall for such a lame canard . despite what the d. v. d. box might lead you to believe and this movie have about as much resemblance to sunset boulevard ( dead narrator device ) or hitchcock ( schizophrenic protagonist device ) a a drain jim beam bottle refill with urine have to booze .