
When a massive power outage plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, a disparate group of individuals find themselves alone. The entire city's population has vanished into thin air, leaving behind heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. Soon the daylight begins to disappear completely, and as the survivors gather in an abandoned tavern, they realize the darkness is out to get them, and only their rapidly diminishing light sources can keep them... (Full plot summary below)
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When a massive power outage plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, a disparate group of individuals find themselves alone. The entire city's population has vanished into thin air, leaving behind heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. Soon the daylight begins to disappear completely, and as the survivors gather in an abandoned tavern, they realize the darkness is out to get them, and only their rapidly diminishing light sources can keep them safe.
Leave your thoughts about Vanishing on 7th Street.
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitThe film does not live up to the spark it could have offered. |
| Filmcritic.comChris Barsantiprovides little raw material for the performers to work with |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineAn extended scavenger hunt for portable sources of light: flashlights, candles, gas generators, road flares and so forth. Have one go out at your own peril. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfFlawed and perhaps a bit too elusive, Vanishing is an interesting little sci-fi/horror hybrid that urges the viewer to fear the dark, skillfully executed with a healthy amount of scares and inviting confusion. |
| UGOJordan HoffmanThere's one easy way to keep people from criticizing a Hayden Christensen performance, and that's to cast him opposite John Leguizamo. |
| Dread CentralSteve "Uncle Creepy" BartonWith Vanishing on 7th Street Anderson turns in his scariest experience since [his] initial outing as a filmmaker. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttWhatever one's view of Christian evangelical beliefs, from strictly a horror-film standpoint the movie needs a better villain. |
| Boxoffice MagazineTim CogshellThe dark is not threatening, and metaphorical darkness is even less so; as a result this movie is not particularly scary. |
| Dark HorizonsGarth FranklinIt's a stylish thriller that falls apart under any serious scrutiny, the lack of explanation equally frustrating and compelling at the same time |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonProbably it would have made a much better "Twilight Zone" episode at one-third of the length, but there's enough good, solid genre work here to make it worthwhile. |