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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievInto the Darkness serves as a keen portrait of a deeply divided country, unsure of where its allegiance lies. Heavy-handed and slow-moving at times, further bogged down by extended speeches about the future of Denmark’s economy/industry, this behemoth nevertheless impresses, simply due to the sophistication of it all.
- 67The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakThe title De forbandede år [Into the Darkness] isn’t therefore solely about Hitler’s shadow absorbing Denmark into its empire. It’s about the insidiousness of white supremacy consuming those who believed themselves immune days earlier.
- 60The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinIf you have 152 minutes to sink into this morass of moral complexity and finely observed period detail, then it may well be worth it, although the ending is bizarrely, perplexingly abrupt. Perhaps there will be a follow-up feature.
- 60The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinRefn and Flemming Quist Møller’s screenplay is very good at showing how a destructive belief system such as Nazism can slowly seep through institutions, thanks to nothing more sinister than ordinary people deciding not to rock the boat.
- 40Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisYou’d think this chapter in Danish history would inspire passion in a native filmmaker, but the movie lacks fervency.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergWhile the plot is absorbing, the movie continually has characters voice their motivations, leaving little to subtext.