BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

rhinotim If Greider had really hated the old man as much as we were led to believe, he should have denied the old man's request to "make it quick." He should have dragged him out to the cross and crucified him as was done to Greider's "father".Then, as Luzi said, "left him hanging there until there was nothing left."

areatw 'Das finstere Tal', or 'The Dark Valley', is an excellent Austrian revenge Western and one of the best foreign language films I've watched recently. I'm surprised that this film didn't even get nominated for best foreign picture of 2014 because, unless 2014 was an abnormally strong year for foreign films, I can't imagine there being many better than this.Everything about 'Das finstere Tal' has the feeling of a high-end, mega budget production. The cinematography is outstanding with some breathtaking shots of the Austrian alps, where the film is set. I also liked the narration and the film has some really cool music, especially during the shoot-outs. Overall this is a very slick production. An excellent foreign Western that deserves a lot more recognition.

GUENOT PHILIPPE As far as I remember, the only other German western kind that existed were the features of the early sixties adapted from Karl May, directed by Harald Reinl and Hugo Fregonese, starring Lex Barker and Pierre Brice with the recurrent Winnetou and Old Shatterhand characters. But besides that, concerning Europe, there was not German western, only Spanish, a few French starring Johnny Hallyday and Robert Hossein, and of course Italian. This one has nothing to do with a Hollywoodian western, even if it's highly influenced by Clint Eastwood films, which are themselves influenced by Sergio Leone's movies... Yes, this film has many lengths, but it's its trade mark. Take it or leave it. The story needs those lengths to get its strength. It's a dark film, very gripping too. I really like it and recommend it. Don't be afraid because it takes place in the Austrian or German Alps. Watch it.

Lothar Gerber Such great preconditions: a fantastic novel, a promising cast. So how did this movie end up being so mediocre? 1. and most important: They changed the story. They should not have. That's the biggest mistake of all. They should have just adhered to the novel. Nothing would have gone wrong. But they did and subsequently ruined all the atmosphere of the novel. The plot moves way too fast.2. Pop music as background music? Terrible decision. Not fitting at all. Why not traditional Austrian folk tunes? Why not a zither or a dulcimer? Too obvious? Maybe. But it would have been much more appropriate. 3. The big shoot-out at the end is poorly directed.4. Why the occasional slow motion? It probably is supposed to make the movie more intense, but it's nothing more than an atmosphere killer. As mentioned earlier under those preconditions "Das finstere Tal" is a decent movie, but anyone who read the novel will be disappointed.