Straight into Darkness

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Straight into Darkness ★½ 2004 (R)

Privates Losey (Francis) and Deming (MacDonald) go AWOL in Nazi-occupied France, eventually finding shelter at an abandoned hotel. The hotel also houses Deacon (Warner), Maria (Thorson), and a brood of orphans who have been trained to fight. The numerous flashbacks are confusing and the fate of the child soldiers is disturbing. 94m/C DVD . Ryan Francis, Scott MacDonald, David Warner, Linda Thorson, James LeGros, Daniel Roebuck; D: Jeff Burr; W: Jeff Burr; C: Viorel Sergovici Jr.; M: Michael Convertino.

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