Dark Days (2000)

An absolute waste of money

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

I was falling asleep through the first third of this film. I was on the verge of slipping it back into its envelope and sending it back to Netflix, without having watched it through to the end.I have never, ever done that, not even with "Godzilla: Final Wars".But after an overlong introduction, the filmmaker started giving us back-stories--about how these people effectively became homeless, although they don't think of themselves that way. About the drugs and jail time and other personal tragedies that landed them there...where the sun don't shine...literally.And then something completely unexpected happens towards the end; and at first you think--I thought, anyway--that it would be just another tragedy, piled on top of all the rest, and I found myself shaking my head: yeah, these people, they're always going to draw the short straw.And then, to my own great amazement, it didn't work out that way at all. There was a happy ending, after all.I really and truly thought I would hate this film, but was immensely surprised (I don't think I have ever been so surprised by a film) to find that it is in fact very special, and quite wonderful, after all.You WILL be bored beyond caring by the first 20-30 minutes. Stick with it anyways. The ending is worth it.

I had wanted to see this for quite a while, specially after hearing all the hype. I was excited as I was about to view it, but only came out with disappointment after watching it. I couldn't feel a connection with any of these people (and it's not because they were homeless, I was on the streets myself) but it was just hard to really be moved here, it seemed to just trail along, and wasn't all that interesting. I enjoyed Union Square a whole lot more. You would think he could've made more with this subject, ppl living underground should be more than this documentary. I wanted to feel something for these people, but it just wasn't there.

Dark Days is an excellent documentary highlighting the hardships faced by the homeless people of New York City. Castigated and mistreated by citizens and government officials on the streets, the homeless resort to living in the underground railway tunnels, where they will be left alone. Mark Singer does an excellent job of showing that the 'land of the free' is not so free when people are denied basic human rights. Singer allows his audience to partake in communication with the homeless, something we rarely take the time to do when we pass a homeless person on the streets. His documentary helps us understand their backgrounds and misfortunes and how they came to be homeless. Singer's documentary really compels one to fight the stereotypes and discomforts associated with the homeless. He captures human suffering in a place where we most often forget to look for it.

I thought the movie was outstanding. It's currently On Demand for free, so it's right there to check out. Personally, the pets relations got me the most. The guy who showed pictures of his pets, describing what they meant to him. Just pure stuff right there, and the other guy with the dogs in a pen. The ultimate transition of these folks talking in darkness, to talking near windows of their new apartments was outstanding. The fellow who was cooking underground, and then cooking in his apartment.. I digress, if you've seen this movie you know what i'm talking about.Rent this movie, watch it, buy it, whatever you have to do. It's worth the 97 minutes of your life.