What is scary about “Darkness Falls” is what it told us about Hollywood and the American public. This tooth fairy-driven horror tale was not only the worst horror film of 2003, but quite possibly the worst film overall. Someone actually had the cojones to pitch this tooth fairy-gone-mad screenplay, and it’s even scarier that someone else had the cojones to green-light it.
It wasn’t laughably bad nor was it scary, but the numbers tell us why this was the saddest film of the year. With a $7 million budget, this film debuted at number one and pulled in $32 million. Unfortunately they had to spend $20 million convincing the American public that the tooth fairy was actually scary. Strictly by the numbers, it is almost certain that an abomination like this one will make its way to theaters again soon. Do film critics everywhere a favor: Don’t see it.
