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Eden Lake (2008)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:19

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: A brutal and effective British hoodie-horror that, despite the clichés, stays on the right side of scary.

Rated: 18 [See Full Rating] for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some nudity and brief drug use.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:12-09-2008

Synopsis: Like a bad dream turned worst nightmare, Eden Lake is a “relentlessly tense and immaculately paced” (Twitch Film) horror-thriller about modern youth gone wild. When a young couple goes to a... Like a bad dream turned worst nightmare, Eden Lake is a “relentlessly tense and immaculately paced” (Twitch Film) horror-thriller about modern youth gone wild. When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival. Eden Lake is “fierce, thought-provoking… and genuinely shocking” (Time Out London). --© Third Rail Releasing [More]

Starring: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Thomas Turgoose

Starring: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Thomas Turgoose

Director: James Watkins

Director: James Watkins
Screenwriter: James Watkins
Producer: Christian Colson, Richard Holmes
Composer: David Julyan
Studio: Third Rail

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An effectively harrowing Brit thriller-cum-horror pic whose yuppie protags' weekend getaway runs violently afoul of the local youth.

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11/03/08
Dennis Harvey
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...while Eden Lake is effective, something feels not quite right about cheering for prepubescent kids to get their fatal comeuppance.

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10/13/08
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
L.A. Weekly

if it gets people talking about youth violence, class conflict and the gulf of social inequality in Britain, then all the better - and if it does not, at least it will give them a frightening, albeit derivative, ride.

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09/05/08
Anton Bitel
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