They learn how to trek through the woods in the dark, use a hunting knife and make their own meals.

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Most memorably, though, it's a movie of minimalist moments (Molly's tiniest gestures speak volumes) and lovely, almost holy tableaux -- the three dark-skinned sprites running through the woods in their white shifts, Molly reaching out with an instinctive gesture to protect little Daisy from disaster.

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The accents (dark woods, trim in varying shades of green) are deliberately lodgelike.

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Many species are nocturnal, so be prepared for parades of curious possums looking for food after dark and a magnificent night time symphony of wildlife in the woods.

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Woods, however, is a prodigy who still loves to play, and it's hard not to be impressed by Haney's recollections of Woods' determination and work ethic practicing in the dark, spending hours in the mirror working on his swing.

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The Dark Woods are a hallucinogenic nightmare of scuttling creatures and pustulated swamps, while an interlude in "Fairyland" is pure kitsch but charmingly imaginative: Toadstools have eyes, and flower petals transform into fluttering butterflies.

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