A legsötétebb óra

Ha a Skyline vagy a Cápák éjszakája 3D gyöngyszemek szórakoztattak, akkor a legjobb helyen vagy! A plakát sajnos több mint találó. B-kategóriás kilopása mindennek (főleg Világok harca) fokozatosan csökkenő intelligencia és szórakoztatás, egy csipetnyi feszültség nélkül, WTF pillanatokkal és kínos mellékszereplőkkel (orosz), amelyeket a rendező nem tud távolságtartóan előadni (felejtsük el Emmerich menő "Engine, start!" csávóját a 2012 filmből). A Moszkva utáni hangulat sem működik olyan jól, mint amennyire lehetne. Emile Hirsch egyre inkább DiCaprio olcsóbb változatává válik. Egyes jelenetekben azonos a hangja. (2011.12.20)

It’s actually just as bad as every horror movie which receives less than 50% overall rating here at Filmbooster. With the only difference being that this movie is fun from start to end and contains a decent amount of action scenes and special effects. Or, how to make a cheap yet quality movie, which is based on a B-rated or maybe even C-rated script, yet it can make the viewer happy with a certain degree of quality. (2013.02.02)

Jesus! I never thought I’d say this, but thanks God for Skyline… Everything in The Darkest Hour is awful. I will ignore the more or less decent technical quality, thanks to which the film could make it to the cinemas, and I’ll give it an uncompromising rubbish rating, because I can’t remember when was the last time I was so disappointed, annoyed and pissed off. I’d rather be brief, because if I had to write everything I think about this film (and therefore any potential satisfied viewers), I’m sure I would get a bunch of angry messages accusing me of disrespecting differing opinions and tastes. (2012.04.01)

Not at all as bad a film as it is said to be. An interesting electro-idea, perfect special effects and successful action scenes, the atmosphere of depopulated Moscow has something to it and I liked the unexpected deaths of individual characters, about whom I was convinced a moment before their cremation that they would last at least until the finale. It's just a shame that instead of Emile Hirsch, they didn't give the lead role to someone a little more likable (yes, I know they needed "someone like LaBeouf", but still). (2012.05.04)

Like Cowboys & Aliens, in this film true stupidity and the perverted fun associated with it go hand in hand. The film is often boring - watching a small group of survivors running around depopulated Moscow quickly gets tiring. Due to the 3D, it's too dark, the screenplay is not worth talking about, and the soundtrack is a mess. Only the effects are worthwhile. After seeing the excellent trailer, the film is quite a disappointment. (Battle Los Angeles + Cowboys & Aliens + Ghostbusters = The Darkest Hour). The film gets points for the apocalyptic Russian cavalry commando. (2011.12.19)