Brave The Dark

Brave The Dark is a reminder that acts of kindness can have profound meaning in the lives of others.
79/10011133
Starring
Jared Harris, Sasha Bhasin, Will Price
Director
Damian Harris
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Release date
Jan 24, 2025
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Non-Wokeness
Rating Summary
Brave The Dark is a well-meaning script that tells an amazing tale. Unfortunately, some of its main performers don't have what it takes to draw in the audience.
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Brave the Dark tells the true story of Nate, a troubled teenager battling homelessness, and Stan Deen, a dedicated teacher who refuses to give up on him.

Brave The Dark Review

Sometimes, a movie is Worth it just because it supports the right filmmakers and lifts up the right people. Such is the case with Brave The Dark, the latest cinematic offering from Angel Studios.

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An amazing story of how simple kindness can profoundly affect the lives of others, Brave the Dark is regrettably a very average film about an extraordinary man and astonishing circumstances. Regrettably, most of the performers just barely get the job done. Even veteran actor Jarred Harris (The Crown) struggles to convey the full range of emotions hinted at in the script, and sadly, the lead, Nicholas Hamilton, is not ready for Prime Time.

Hamilton’s wooden portrayal of a deeply troubled young man leaves the job of making an empathic connection with the audience to the idea of the story. It’s almost enough to do so, but his inability to successfully convey the deep hurt of his character has the added effect of dimming the lights around him. This is most obvious in what are supposed to be tense scenes shared between the two leads.

The script, too, lacks the complexity and oomph to adequately portray the emotional turmoil inherent in such out-of-the-ordinary, tragic, and inspirational events.

Ultimately, you have to decide if supporting Angel Studios is enough of a reason to buy a ticket. Quick little movies like this help to pay for their more significant efforts.

Role Models: Men

Mr. Deen
  • Jarred Harris portrays Mr. Deen, a high school teacher who opens his heart and home to a very troubled young man. This completely changes the direction of the young man’s life and rescues him from his downward spiral.

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James Carrick

James Carrick is a passionate film enthusiast with a degree in theater and philosophy. James approaches dramatic criticism from a philosophic foundation grounded in aesthetics and ethics, offering insight and analysis that reveals layers of cinematic narrative with a touch of irreverence and a dash of snark.

One comment

  • Matt

    February 2, 2025 at 9:52 pm

    I actually liked this one and would say it’s basically woke free but maybe a bit of DEI casting here and there. I didn’t get it the black lady was the teachers wife or just assisted him sometimes?

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