A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.
Do you really need me to tell you how scary this horror show isn't?
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan 2003
rotten:
While it took three screenwriters to come up with Darkness Falls' countless variations on 'Stay out of the dark!,' many more may have been necessary to provide an interesting plot or developed character.
– Dan Fienberg,
L.A. Weekly,
6 Feb 2003
rotten:
Oy, how it falls.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
26 Sep 2005
rotten:
It begins with not one but two prologues; one character turns up out of nowhere, his introduction no doubt left on the cutting-room floor; and the paltry 85-minute running time includes 15 minutes of end credits.