Reviews generally highlight the film's atmospheric gloom but note it struggles to match the emotional urgency of Flynn's other famous adaptation, Gone Girl .
: Much of the plot revolves around Libby’s spotty memories of the night her family died and the realization that the truth may be more terrifying than the lies she has lived with. Dark Places (2015)
: Some critics found the film's pacing "dragging" and the adaptation "disjointed" due to the difficulty of translating the internal monologue of the book to the screen. Where to Watch Reviews generally highlight the film's atmospheric gloom but