In the end, “And Just Like That” couldn’t hide its shame that its characters were aging.

“Lights Out” isn’t an unqualified knockout, but in its milieu, leading man and rich supporting players, score the show a clear winner on points. And that’s no bull.

Lights Out is very, very short — a little over 80 minutes, and that’s with the closing credits. (Without, it’s closer to 75.) Yet it’s also lean.

Things To Do Movies “Lights Out” uses a simple yet effective trick to elicit frights — again and again Three and one-half stars. Rate PG-13.

Fear of the dark isn’t the only reason to avoid “Lights Out,” a notably short horror flick—the running time is 81 minutes—that David F. Sandberg based on his 3-minute short of the same name.