DIRECTOR: Gilles Paquet-Brenner STARRING: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks, Corey Stoll, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sterling Jerins, Tye Sheridan, Andrea Roth, Sean Bridgers, J. LaRose UK/FRANCE/USA 2015
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Based on the novel by Gillian Flynn, the same writer of the terrific Gone Girl, Dark Places is another mysterious and intriguing story. 25 years after testifying against her brother as the person responsible for massacring her entire family, Libby Day (Charlize Theron) is haunted by her past and one day she is approached by a secret society that is specialized in unsolved cases. Every single scene of the film leads to another clue and eventually to understand what really happened that night. Dark Places isn’t that fascinating as Gone Girl was – movie wise of course, – but it captures the entire mystery and creepy vibe of the story, thanks also to the great cast.