Rotten
A self-serious eco-thriller assembled with a competent but heavy hand.
Justin Chang, Variety
A Dark Truth
Escape the jungle. Expose the truth.
2012 · 1h 46m · R
Action, Thriller
Directed by
Damian Lee
,
Bobby Shore
Overview
In the jungles of Ecuador, blood taints the waters. A multinational conglomerate's unholy alliance with a bloodthirsty military regime has resulted in a massacre. Only the rebel Francisco Franco and his determined wife Mia can prove the truth. To settle a personal debt, former CIA agent Jack Begosian takes on the freelance assignment to rescue Francisco and risks everything in a brutal battle to expose the cover-up.
Director and cast
- Damian Lee Director
- Bobby Shore Director
- Kim Coates as Bruce Swinton
- Kevin Durand as Tor
- Steven Bauer as Tony Green
- Forest Whitaker as Francisco Francis
- Andy Garcia as Jack Begosian
- Eva Longoria as Mia Francis
- Deborah Kara Unger as Morgan Swinton
- Devon Bostick as Renaldo
- Al Sapienza as Doug Calder
- Lara Daans as Karen Begosian
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
8%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A lightweight flick about a heavy-duty subject, A Dark Truth plays like a TV movie back in the days when TV wasn't worth watching.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
For all the attempted intrigue and mayhem, the film is dullsville, mired by a poky script, unremarkable action and, the hard-working Garcia aside, uninspired performances.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
A slog of a thriller that tries for relevance with an environmental message, A Dark Truth's biggest mystery is how so many "name" actors ended up in this torpid turkey.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Rotten
Pedestrian action scenes that wouldn't be out of place in a direct-to-DVD cheapie.
Alonso Duralde, TheWrap
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