Fade to Black

In short, Fade to Black is a disappointing thriller that squanders its decent premise and fails to engage on any meaningful level, despite good work from Huston and Walken. Two out of Five stars Running time: 95 mins Fade to Black has a couple of decent performances and an intriguing set-up but it's ultimately disappointing, thanks to a badly written script and Parker's plodding, unfocussed direction. ... Full Review

it's ultimately disappointing, thanks to a badly written script and Parker's plodding, unfocussed direction..... ... Full Review

welcome as quickly as star Danny Huston's omnipresent smirk.... ... Full Review

On the other hand, the edgy subtext and lively dialog are left floundering with such lacklustre direction. The film's pace is listless and awkward, and the slack editing doesn't help either. don't be shy. ... Full Review

while Paz Vega provides just enough Latinate allure to keep Huston and the viewer alert.....For all its flaws, it's a movie-lover's movie, and clear evidence....A suitably Wellesian set-up for a suitably Wellesian tale of intrigue.... ... Full Review

On paper this must have looked a neat idea: a wildly fictionalised account of a skid-row Orson Welles, up to his neck in political skulduggery while shooting a third-rate picture in post-war Italy. ... Full Article

Orson Welles used to say that he started at the top and worked down. In Fade To Black director Oliver Parker catches him at the beginning of that decline, using his reluctant appearance in 1949 period piece Black Magic as... ... Full Article

Exikled director Orson Welles travels to Italy and is drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue, murder and politics when an actor is murdered on his set. ... Full Article

"Please," begs shadowy US operative Brewster (Walken) of his friend Orson Welles (Huston), in post-war Italy to play a vengeful magician in 1949 flop Black Magic , "try to stay out of trouble for five minutes!" ... Full Article