As established in Max Max: Fury Road, Charlize Theron looks awesome driving around, sunlight glinting off her bone structure. In Dark Places, she plays Libby Day, a tough, shoulder-slouching survivor of a brutal murder that feels tiresomely reflective of roles Theron has played before. Christina Hendricks, meanwhile, is a depressed, angelic mother figure who barely makes ends meet and listens to advice from bad men. Nicholas Hoult is supposed to be playing a nerd, but he's way off, heading right back into his character from Skins. And Corey Stoll, playing a prisoner, is probably straight-up hoping you don't see this film, given that all he does is ladle out exposition from maximum security. These are all good actors, and there are moments in Dark Places when they're able to pull their characters off. That makes everything else about the film even more frustrating. by Suzette Smith