Wait Until Dark

Weak acting, direction doom 'Dark....plausible, the 1967 movie was a hit mainly for its superior cast (Audrey Hepburn earned an Oscar nod) and tight direction, both of which make plot holes entirely forgivable.....It got really dark but too bad the story didn't freak us out....."C." As if to make up for the lack of tension over the past two hours, the climax is overblown..... ... Full Review

But mostly, Mancini would be known as Mr. Cocktail Jazz- providing peppy, romantic comedy for such movies as THE PINK PANTHER and THE GREAT RACE . ... Full Review

It also doesn't help that her meticulously ordered apartment is systematically thrown into disarray as the film goes on, causing her to increasingly bump into furniture and lose her balance. Two are merely petty thieves, but their employer Harry Roat (Alan Arkin) is a sinister monster. ... Full Review

Polanski's Rosemary's Baby was probably the biggest booster, but the previous year's Wait Until Dark was an excellent shocker that attracted audiences that wouldn't be caught dead at a Hammer film. We get to play along with the con men, watching weasely Jack Weston enjoy his role-playing. ... Full Review

Otherwise, it's a good movie.....Idiot plots usually turn up in bad movies....Alan Arkin (as a sadistic killer) is not particularly convincing in an exaggerated performance.....I last explained the theory of the idiot plot, so maybe you won't mind.... ... Full Review

Otherwise, it's a good movie.....Idiot plots usually turn up in bad movies....Alan Arkin (as a sadistic killer) is not particularly convincing in an exaggerated performance.....I last explained the theory of the idiot plot, so maybe you won't mind.... ... Full Review

It's a treat, in the DVD featurette, to see Alan Arkin talking today about the drug-ridden psychopath he played years ago. The problems become more complex as the plain bespectacled child Gloria (Julie Herrod) who clearly wants 'to be gorgeous' like Susy, plays cruel psychological games. ... Full Review

There are three things that save "Wait Until Dark": the fine performances by Hepburn, Arkin, and Crenna; a great, jangy music score by Henry Mancini; and Young's direction. Every plot element is developed for the sole purpose of keeping the limited plot chugging ahead. ... Full Review

WAIT UNTIL DARK comes with a perfectly acceptable Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack. This is a pretty nice transfer, although there are some minor flaws in the presentation, due to the film elements, which do show some signs of age. ... Full Review

I won't say much more to avoid spoilers, but I will say this: The movie was great to begin with, but the ending alone makes it a classic - which any fan of Hepburn, Arkin or just thrillers simply cannot miss. Hepburn, however, defies such expectations in 1967's Wait Until Dark , the movie which clinched her fifth and final Oscar nomination, and boasts stunning suspense. ... Full Review