Dark Days - 2000

"Near Penn Station, next to the Amtrak tracks, squatters have been living for years. Marc Singer goes underground to live with them, and films this "family." A dozen or so men and one woman talk about their lives: horrors of childhood, jail time, losing children, being coke-heads. They scavenge, they've built themselves sturdy one-room shacks; they have pets, cook, chat, argue, give each other haircuts. A bucket is their toilet. Leaky overhead pipes are a source of water for showers. They live in virtual darkness. During the filming, Amtrak gives a 30-day eviction notice." - Summary written by jhailey.
Personally, I thought this documentary was just so-so. I wanted so much more from the film, knowing already about the supposed massive populations that dwell beneath the city of New York. I wanted to see more people, more living spaces and routines, more lives. I'm giving this a 6 out of 10, mostly because I know it could have been so much more.