Eden Lake (2008)

Eden Lake (2008)

Directed by: James Watkins
Screenplay by: James Watkins

Genre: Horror | Thriller
Running Time: 91 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Viewed: Owned DVD

A weekend by the lake, with views to die for.

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Comments: Two things come to mind now, as I've finished watching Eden Lake for the first time: 1) I hate kids, and 2) hot damn, this movie was really fucking good. The only thing that soured me on it was the ending. The last 10 minutes of Eden Lake really took me out of what had been a generally realistic film up to that point. Beyond that, the film was downright awesome. Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbender (in a performance before he climbed the ranks of international superstardom) were great, and the film felt so much more intense because the antagonists are just a bunch of kids that we see throughout; there's nothing particularly "horror villain-esque" about them (outside of a few that are just straight fucked up). So yeah, despite the ending, I can't recommend this one enough to horror fans. It's great.