Dark Friday

Original title: Venerdì nero

1993
1h 30m

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Two wealthy men and their lady trick Anne and Mary and take them to a remote villa where the girls are subjected to a sadistic game. Terrified, they try to defend themselves - with tragic re... Read allTwo wealthy men and their lady trick Anne and Mary and take them to a remote villa where the girls are subjected to a sadistic game. Terrified, they try to defend themselves - with tragic results.Two wealthy men and their lady trick Anne and Mary and take them to a remote villa where the girls are subjected to a sadistic game. Terrified, they try to defend themselves - with tragic results.

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5.0/10

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This movie was actually filmed in the early winter of 1991 for about 8 weeks, but it was released only almost 2 years later, for financial issues linked to the original distributor of the film, which, only after facing bankruptcy, finally sold the movie to a different European distributor in 1993 and in the United States in 1994.

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Remake of Last Stop on the Night Train (1975)

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4/10

Mixed bag that could have been something

Mixed bag that could have been something. The lack of budget really hurts this one.

It has a strong script - much stronger than most of these kinds of films. It's very similar to Lado's earlier Night Train Murders only not as good. The first third of the film is terribly slow and marred by some god awful acting.

The middle of the film is the absolute strongest section - filled with real tension and suspense of a deadly cat and mouse game. It reminded me of Michael Haneke's Funny Games.

The ending was pretty standard stuff - nothing memorable there. But again, the script was quite strong, and the middle of the film really shined. I believe that with a bigger budget and better actors I would have really enjoyed this one. As is, you're better off skipping this.