Rated: PG

The Dark (Eccleston), personified both as town doctor and dark horseman, is bringing forth his last great rising to defeat the Light and throw the world into a never-ending storm of darkness.

Official Site Starring: Alexander Ludwig, Christopher Eccleston, Ian McShane, and Frances Conroy

Will, having been born with a great gift of power, is expected to find six signs that will defeat this Dark from rising and taking over. Will is the Seeker.

Will does his best to search for these six signs - after he first rebels against his duties - winding his way through time to find them. Yes - he travels through time each time he senses a sign.

Will discovers many friends and enemies along the way during his "quest", hones his powers (kind of) and learns a few disturbing things about his own family - and a few good things. In this film, people aren't always what they seem - and neither are "things".

The Dark is Rising had great potential.

Eccleston (Dr. Who) does a good portrayal of the "Dark" - how appropriate he play a doctor in a time-traveling flick...where is his Tardis now, eh? The younger actors - Ludwig, Smith, Lockhart, Entin, etc. - they all gave respectable performances. The acting wasn't the problem here, nor the effects as they were quite fine as well.

The main problem with this production, aside from the bits that drag on just a little too long, is the dialog and story development. Some things went too fast when they needed more explanation, other things were ironed out way too long when they should have been moved on a bit faster. The dialog was stale, repetitive and unoriginal.

Although the quality of the video was less than fabulous, with no DVD features to speak of, there were definitely some scenes sprinkled throughout that were enjoyable and jumpy. Not all bad.

Final Analysis: This is a film best suited for those between the ages of seven and eleven. Any younger and they won't be able to follow along, any older and they will be disappointed.

This Reviewer's Rating: 2 / 5

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