A driving instructor with a gift for banishing demons comes to the aid of a troubled widower in this horribly enjoyable tale
The unquiet spirit of Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace is revived by this outstandingly funny and good-natured horror-comedy: a cracking debut feature from
Irish writer-directors Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman.
There are belting laughs and great performances, and, unlike so many
Hollywood comedies, the funny stuff doesn’t simply bleed out as the plot grinds into action for the increasingly sentimental second and third acts. And, unlike some
British indies, it never sacrifices
comedy to the easier mannerism of being “dark”; it just keeps being funny while at the same time weirdly touching.