Written And Directed by Liam Gavin
Solomon: "H-hoo. I've seen things. I've seen gods. Demons. I let gods rain silver on me. And the dead and the damned - Most of us are damned you know?"
Sophia: "Have you seen anything that *scared* you?"
Solomon: "It all scares me."
Okay, this was one of those films I half watched a while back but for some reason I was in the mood to go back and give it a proper viewing. It's was something alright.
A movie that focused on a grieving mother named Sophia Howard (Catherine Walker). She's lost her son and was desperate to have some communication with him, even though he was dead. This would be where occultist Joseph Solomon (Steve Oram) stepped in.
It's been a while since I've truly loathed a character in a movie as much as I did Solomon. He's a vile character from start to finish and his abuse of Sophia genuinely made this a rather uncomfortable movie to watch. It also didn't help that Sophia seemed to be a bit too gullible at times.
Solomon subjected Sophia to a series of demeaning tasks (including one that went too far) before the latter finally snapped at him for good. I actually cheered when Sophia stabbed the annoying git and spent far too much of time wanting him to die a horrible death.
Saying that as awful as Solomon was to watch as a character, at least he knew his supernatural stuff. Sophia did get to talk to her son but also had to face some demons and do exactly to Solomon what he did to her. Personally, I think he deserved a lot worse.
- The book that Solomon was using as a guide was The Book Of Abramelin to summon a guardian angel.
- Solomon wanted to be invisible so he could away from people for the rest of his life.
- The movie premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh before getting a theatrical and digital release a year later.
- Chronology: Although this was filmed in Ireland, it was set in rural Wales.
A Dark Song made for an uncomfortable double hander before two desperate characters. Sophia was likable but often too gullible for her own good and Solomon crossed the lines between disillusioned and despicable. The scares are good as was the occult use.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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