And Soon The Darkness

And Soon the Darkness feels like one of those modest, satisfying little thrillers that flies under most people’s radar upon initial release, only to find a healthy second life on home video and cable television. Somewhat slow to start but fairly riveting once the plot sets into motion, the film steadily gets better as it goes along, effectively ratcheting up tension by placing the viewer in the position of a frightened girl lost in a foreign country, and continually dropping her into situations where it’s never quite clear whom she should really trust.

Stephanie (Amber Heard) and Ellie (Odette Yustman) are biking through the Argentinean countryside w...