The documentary Dark Days created by Marc Singer shows a seemingly interesting inside scoop on the lives of the homeless who set up shelter in the New York City Amtrak system. This highly ambitious film was not as moving as one would hope. Singer did not include a variety of shots so I found myself getting bored, quick. The pacing of the film was painfully slow where each shaky hand held clip lasted long enough to lose my attention. I found myself questioning when the movie was ever going to end, it seemed like it never reached a climax and there was no real conflict shown in the film itself. The only scenes that I actually felt emotion for were when two of the homeless folks talked about the horrific events that happened to their children, other than that I slouched in my chair and pleaded for the ending to come soon. Singer had a topic with such high potential but he dropped the ball as far as captivating me visually and keeping me emotionally invested in his film.
Review of Dark Days
