Hacia la oscuridad (Towards Darkness)

I am Colombian, from the north coast and was excited to stumble upon a colombian movie. it was showing in HBO Latino and I said what the heck I recognize some of the colombian actors so it might be good. WRONG.... Full review

"Towards Darkness" really surprised me. I had heard little about it, and bought it online because I was intrigued. It is a tension-filled thriller, that kept me guessing what was going to happen next. America Ferrara does a great job in... Full review

Wow, that's this director's FIRST film? I'm shocked. Felicitades!During the car chase scene I was on my feet yelling "HURRY!!!!!!!" at the top of my lungs. The tension and suspense is sublime. Very nice twist ending. A director once said, "give... Full review

This movie says it is inspired by true events, but that's as far as the interesting part goes. I don't mind reading a movie (since this film is foreign), but being unfamiliar with the cast along with the constant and frustrating... Full review

I rented this movie thinking it would be an action film that came out of the dark. I realized during the first few minutes that this wasn't going to be short. The movie contains flashbacks of the kidnapped man's life with... Full review

An exaggeration perhaps, yet the film is nothing if not pessimistic.....Unfortunately, Towards Darkness doesn't come off as especially authentic..... ... Full Review

Jose's father (Tony Plana) is soon forced to make an unsavory deal with a Colombian warlord in order to secure the million-dollar payment. Towards Darkness [Hacia La Oscuridad]" is a gut-wrenching bilingual thriller set in the all-too-real kidnapping business that plagues the Latin American country of Colombia. ... Full Review

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008, 4:00 AM Kate Bosworth in '21' It's a slow week for movies, with the Vegas thriller "21" (PG-13, $28.96)- based on the best-selling book "Bringing Down the House" - being the only big new release. ... Full Article

In an impressive departure from her Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe winning performances in Ugly Betty, America Ferrera stars in the disturbing and gripping "Towards Darkness [Hacia La Oscuridad]", a fact-based story on the filmmaker's own family kidnappings. ... Full Article

By Frank Scheck Mar 19, 2008 Peace Arch Entertainment The passion of Antonio Negret's debut feature about a kidnapping in Colombia is understandable considering that no less than three members of the filmmaker's own family suffered the same ordeal. ... Full Article

Towards Darkness purports to expose the scourge of kidnapping in Colombia by reveling in the tropes of the jittery, time-leaping, turbo-charged action thriller-call it The Bourne Opprobrium . ... Full Article

Virgin Mary, the slick and menacing room into which José Gutierrez (Roberto Urbina) is thrust-blindfolded and bloody, a rope (possibly a bootlace) gagging his mouth-could have been leased out to the young man's kidnappers by Jigsaw. ... Full Article

God bless America - Ferrera, that is. Last week, the Golden Globe winner had barely wrapped the season finale of ABC's Ugly Betty in California before jumping on a plane to New York City. ... Full Article