Review – Dark Days

Before I sat down and watched this movie, I have to admit I was skeptical about the chances anyone could make a documentary that said anything new about the plight of the homeless. However, this production managed to impress me. Cameras show us the hidden lives of the homeless folk who live the bulk of their lives beneath the streets of New York. It suffers from some of the problems endemic to films of this ilk (slight preachiness, black and white art posing) and a couple of new ones (believe it or not, it has a happy ending). Further, the lighting I suppose was necessary for filming purposes appears to distort some of the scenes. But the power of stories told and the lives depicted is more than enough to make up for the movie’s shortcomings. Worth seeing