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Higher Learning of the Damned
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/09/2018
Down a Dark Hall features a pretty outstanding cast of young actresses. Both AnnaSophia Robb and Isabelle Fuhrman have excelled in several roles - from heartfelt to horror to huge blockbusters. You have Uma Thurman, no stranger to challenging roles and some exiting newcomers in Victoria Moroles and Taylor Russell. Combined, this mostly female-driven cast (still a rarity among films - let alone thrillers) is the best part about the film.
The story starts off solid - troubled young woman Kit (Robb) has been acting out for years following the death of her father (David Elliot). After going through every option her mother (Kirsty Mitchell) and step-father (Jim Sturgeon) finally decide to send her to an all-girls school, Blackwood, designed to help her with these issue. Upon arriving a day …
