Just perfect...

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

This is a good play that someone tried to turn into a move and failed miserably. It is just an awful movie - the Audrey Hepburn movie that she didn't want anyone to see. It could have been very good, with the right director and producer, but it completely misses the mark. Alan Arkin is not a versatile actor and his attempt at it fails. (And his costume changes are rather silly.) Not one of the bad guys is believable and within fifteen minutes you know the ending and the rest is just people messing around. The only one with star quality is Hepburn. Everyone else comes off like they are in community theatre or on a struggling TV show. I'm certain that she couldn't wait to finish this film. I know I couldn't. I suffered all the way to the end.

I saw this movie on vacation when I was about 13. It was a night I'll never forget. My brother sat next to me, and literally screamed during the movies climactic scene. I don't know what I did, but being younger than him, I was a bit unnerved.This was one of the scariest movies made in the 60's. It seemed relatively low budget, but that sometimes only adds to the fear factor.

There is so much to say, but alas, sometimes less is more.Wait Until Dark (1967) Audrey, I love you Sadly, I could not believe the plot plausibility Such an elaborate con Call the neighbors, lock the door!

An ingeniously plotted, masterly crafted & excellently performed psychological horror thriller, Wait Until Dark slowly but steadily builds its momentum, expertly utilizes the available resources to ratchet up the tension as plot progresses and ultimately concludes with a memorable finale that brims with a sense of spine-chilling suspense & nail-biting terror.The story of Wait Until Dark concerns a recently blinded woman who's terrorized by a trio of thugs as they search for an old-fashioned doll that's stuffed with smuggled drugs and which they believe is somewhere in her apartment. Still learning to cope with her visual impairment and with no one to rely on but a little girl upstairs, she plays a deadly game of survival.Directed by Terence Young, the story is handled with restraint as the director takes his time to set up the premise and acquaints the audience with the relevant characters in a skillful manner before raising the stakes and escalating the suspense. Every moment is cleverly imagined, every twist is smartly placed, and all the characters are embedded with full-fledged arcs.Majority of the plot takes place inside the apartment and the production design team does well to fill the limited space with props that play an essential role in the final outcome, not to mention that the isolated setting also brings the claustrophobic element into play. Camera-work is fluid, lighting is apt, Editing provides a tightly-knitted structure to the whole narrative while music is at its finest during the climax.Coming to the performances, Wait Until Dark features a stellar cast in Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Krenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. & Jack Weston, and everyone plays their part convincingly but it's Hepburn who steals the limelight with her blind lady rendition that ranks amongst her very best. Arkin is legitimately creepy in his role, Krenna plays his part with a gentle demeanour while Weston does well with what he's given.On an overall scale, Wait Until Dark is a first-rate example of its genre and scores high marks in all departments of filmmaking. Brilliantly directed, deftly written, smoothly photographed, impeccably edited, swiftly paced, fittingly scored & outstandingly performed, especially by Audrey Hepburn, it is a masterwork of restrained craftsmanship that refuses to age even after 50 years, and is one Hollywood classic that effortlessly lives up to its legacy. Highly recommended.