Dark World is a 2008 film directed by Iranian Zia Mojabi. At opening Harry Boyd (Michael Paré), a jaded LAPD detective, must solve a series of missing persons cases before his boss agrees to sign his quitting papers. Handicapped by a recent injury, Harry maintains an uneasy alliance with his trash-talking lowbrow partner Bob (Charles Arthur Berg). The case hits close to home when the niece of Harry's ex-wife, a pretty young teen named Grace (Jen Graham), disappears too. Harry's ex, Nicole (Theresa Russell), along with her shady boyfriend Rick (Steven Bauer), return from Las Vegas to launch their own investigation. The couple's mysterious conduct, however, arouses Harry’s suspicion. The missing girl's dad, Charlie (James Russo), a bitter, bad-tempered drunk, also becomes the prime suspect as his troubled past catches up with him. In the meantime, Bob's voluptuous ex-stripper wife, Zoey (Julie St. Claire), throws Harry off kilter as she makes a seductive play for him. |