Entertainment Weekly "...Stylish....Paxton brings rugged gusto and joie de gore to the afterlife..." -- Rating: B 10/04/1996 pp.70-1Variety "...NEAR DARK achieves a new look in vampire films. High-powered but pared down, slick but spare, this is something akin to THE BADLANDS of the supernatural..." 09/23/1987 Los Angeles Times "...It has force and passion....Bigelow packs the film with intense imagery, haunting shots..." 10/09/1987 p.C10 Sight and Sound "...[With] potent performances....The magic-hour lustre of Adam Greenberg's cinematography and Tangerine Dream's propulsive score are other highlights..." 10/01/2003 p.74 Ultimate DVD 4 stars out of 5 -- "NEAR DARK has a fresh approach for a vampire movie, exploring the point of view from the outsiders looking in..." 03/01/2007 p.124 |