Trading Places four stars out of five, classifying "Trading Places" as "Excellent" per the magazine's star rating system, stating that Murphy and Aykroyd are the show-stealers. A review of the film published by "Variety" magazine called the film "a light romp geared up by the schtick shifted by Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy." The review gave further commendations to supporting actors, stating that Murphy and Aykroyd "couldn't have brought this one off without the contributions of three veterans - Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche and the droll Englishman, Denholm Elliott" and calling the presence of Jamie Lee Curtis "enjoyable." The film received several
Dark Places (2015 film) Louisiana. "Dark Places" was released in France on April 8, 2015. In November 2014, it was announced A24 Films and DirecTV Cinema had acquired rights to the film. The film began airing on DirecTV Cinema on June 18, 2015, and was released in limited release and through video on demand on August 7, 2015. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 25% approval rating based on 77 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigns a score of 39 out of 100,