Lovely, Dark, and Deep

Audience Reviews

View All (49) audience reviews

Claudio C Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023) Nightmarish Trip in the Wilderness (11,614 – 14 Apr 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) The rookie backcountry ranger of Arvores National Park, Lennon (Georgina Campbell), hears the lecture of the chief of the rangers Zhang (Wai Ching Ho). She is the replacement for Barney (Soren Hellerup), a ranger that is missing. She learns that several people and rangers have disappeared in the park, and she goes by helicopter to her station in the wilderness. When she finds a missing woman, the team of rangers rescue her and organize a search party to look for another missing woman, Sara Greenberg (Maria de Sá). Her colleague Jackson (Nick Blood) orders her to stay in the station; however, Lennon disobeys the order and finds Sara. Zhang fires her and says that she must stay in the outpost for four days more. Soon Lennon has a nightmarish trip in the wilderness and learns the secret of the park. “Lovely, Dark, and Deep” (2023) is a strange movie about missing people in the wilderness of the Arvores National Park; The viewer follows the rookie ranger Lennon, who lost her sister in the park when she was young. The plot is intriguing until the moment has a nightmarish trip in the wilderness and learns the silly and unbelievable secret of the park. My vote is three. Title (Brazil): “Uma Floresta Misteriosa” (“A Mysterious Forest”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Patrick S Very well executed and visually satisfying. The sound design and music are great. I went in with 0 expectations and ended up liking it. If you don't mind an atmospheric slow burn with trippy elements, that leaves a lot of questions open for your own interpretation, you will have a good time. Georgina Campbell's performance is brilliant. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Audience Member The woods can be a lovely place but it can also be dark and deep Tessa Sutherland presents her first time directorial debut Georgina Gee plays a newly hired park ranger named Lennon In the back country she’s assigned to a district and as she travels through the wilderness something dark and sinister is lurking out there She’s wondering if she’s losing her mind or stumbling onto a mystery involving several missing persons What’s actually out there? The movie ended up being a letdown It wasn’t scary all the way through and it ends up being more on a emotional psychological level Campbell does give a very sympathetic performance though despite not all the answers given and having no real jolts of terror Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/25 Full Review michael d Lovely, Dark, and Deep follows the path of a new Park Ranger going out for the summer alone in her territory. But, she has something in her past that makes us question her stability. In addition to this, there is something wrong in this forest: people go missing, and they aren't ever found. As the movie progresses, the film starts to slip in its perspective, with reality being twisted, things in the background move, and the main character appears to go deeper into her own mind and break with her reality. This is captured well by the production. The film has a small and slow quality to it that does make it slightly more difficult to feel connected to the character and the plot. But, there is enough there for a watch. The final resolution or twist doesn't do enough for the slower contemplative pace. It makes enough of a plotting that I'm glad I watched it, but overall it's a decent film, not great. Production is high, and the scenery well captured. The forest does almost become its own character. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review Craig B Lovely, Dark, and Deep is certainly an intriguing movie... I'm still trying to unpack what I saw! Georgina Campbell as Lennon in the lead role was very good. Stunning scenery and cinematography adds to the unsettling atmosphere. This is a really hard movie to recommend... if you are after something brooding and offbeat, you may get something out of it. It really is a movie you may just need to take a chance on... possibly, you'll really get into this movie and want to stay until the end, or you'll give up before the halfway mark... I was in the middle and watched to the end. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/25 Full Review Cristian s Visualmente hermosa (obviamente, prácticamente toda la película pasa en un bosque), bien actuada, bastante tensión y algún buen momento de susto. La historia esta buena, aunque por momentos se torna confusa y tiene poco para contar porque hasta durando una hora y media se vuelve larga. Digna de ver pero simple y olvidable. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/08/25 Full Review Read all reviews

Lovely, Dark, and Deep

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Most Popular at Home Now