SummaryA teenage girl with self-esteem issues finds confidence in the most unlikely way: By spending her summer battling vampires that prey on New Orleans' disenfranchised with the help of her best friend, the boy she's always pined for, and a peculiar rich girl. [Part of Amazon's Welcome to the Blumhouse series]
Directed By:Maritte Lee Go
Written By:Sherman Payne, Jay Walker
Black as Night
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Mixed or Average
53
User score
Mixed or Average
4.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
53
43% Positive
3 Reviews
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14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Sep 30, 2021
70
The special effects are fine, if unremarkable, but the actors are into it and the script manages to be thoughtful without dampening the fun.
Sep 29, 2021
70
Unfortunately, the plot as a whole is rushed, with character-development shortcuts and one whopping out-of-the-blue development that seems to exist not as a surprise but because the filmmakers had painted themselves into a narrative corner and needed a way out. But there are some scares, and Cooper and especially Guido give authentic-feeling performances — again, with a few shortcuts along the way.
Oct 1, 2021
63
It’s the kind of movie that might not be as charming if you’ve seen 100 vampire movies, but if you’re also curious about bloodsucker tropes, and the real-life world that surrounds its lead character, it has just enough of a soul.
Sep 29, 2021
60
Its history assignment comes out pretty jumbled but this breezy YA vampire flick shrugs “whatever” and gets back to nailing the undead.
Oct 6, 2021
50
While it has entertaining moments, Black as Night isn't very balanced and the overall lack of levity ultimately makes the film a slog to get through.
Oct 12, 2021
42
Black As Night is assembled in an uninspired YA style that only accentuates the weaknesses of its script, which is laden with stilted dialogue and cringeworthy voiceover.
Sep 30, 2021
33
A chaotic mishmash of ideas searching for a movie, Black as Night suffers significantly from truly awkwardly amateurish dialogue and performances.
User score
Mixed or Average
4.1
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Oct 18, 2021
5
Black as Night lasts just under 90 minutes and still feels extremely long. This more than anything because of the lack of variants and how most of its situations get constantly repeated in comings and goings without really having a clear point of where it's actually heading to. The barely existing plot moves forward just because it has to, but it has no more interesting or relevant motive. It knows how to use the racial and drug addiction themes without falling into cliches or cheap tricks, but the conventionality of its proposal does not improve any of that. And the horror? An absent guest.
Production Company:
- Amazon Studios
- Blumhouse Productions
Release Date:Oct 1, 2021
Duration:1 h 27 m
Awards
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 3 Nominations
