While I had never heard about "Kuasa Gelap" (aka "Dominion of Darkness") before sitting down to watch it here in 2025, it hardly mattered given my love of Asian horror movies.
However, I have to say that I am a bit surprised that writers Andri Cahyadi, Robert Ronny and Vera Varidia collectively could only muster to conjure up a generic script for a possession-themed horror movie. Yeah, "Kuasa Gelap" didn't bring anything new to the genre, which haven't been done or seen better in other movies already. And on that account, then the movie felt rather bland, generic and somewhat redundant.
The acting performances in the movie were fair. The only face on the screen that I was familiar with was actress Makayla Rose Hilli, because I remember her from her stellar performance in the 2024 horror movie "Sumala", but she only had a minor support role in this movie.
The effects in the movie were good, and definitely helped added a sense of supernatural element to the movie.
Sure, "Kuasa Gelap" is a watchable movie, but you're not in for anything grand or memorable. There were potential for something far more enjoyable here, but ultimately then "Kuasa Gelap" was just another run-of-the-mill possession movie, so don't set your expectations too high.
My rating of "Kuasa Gelap" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.
