Kelly Reilly,
Michael Fassbender,
Jack O'Connell,
Thomas Turgoose,
Finn Atkins
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A romantic weekend in the woods turns into a bloody struggle for survival when a vacationing couple finds their campsite surrounded by an aggressive gang of obnoxious adolescents in the feature direct... read more
Directed by: James Watkins
Release Date: October 31, 2008
Keywords:
disturbing,
revenge,
horror,
horror film,
eden lake,
kelly reilly,
british horror,
Kelly Reilly ,
Michael Fassbender ,
Eden Lake ,
James Watkins
DVD Release Date: January 6, 2009
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March 7, 2012fb1378820053One of the most disturbing Horror film to ever come out of the UK in years. This film will stay long in your mind even after the last (Horrifying) scene. The acting is superb especially from back then the Unknown Michael Fassbender. The story maybe a bit far fetched but will stil... read more
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March 5, 2012Forget Aliens, Piranha, axe-wielding masked metal patients and disease-carrying monkey's, its Ferrel kids that scares me. Kids who don't give a flying toss about circumstances, what happens to themselves or others, who aren't scared of repercussions of their own actions and have ... read more
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October 3, 2011Complete waste of time.
Thought the fact that Michael Fassbender was in it might have given it some credibility...but I did not.
Ridiculous premise that just gets more and more unbelievable as it progresses (and I use the word "progresses" very loosly here).
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August 17, 2011Eden Lake is one of the most disturbing horror films I have seen in recent times. A well crafted horror film, Eden Lake is quite possibly the most intense horror film in quite some time. The story is simply horrifying, and the actors are excellent on screen. Eden Lake is a distur... read more
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June 23, 2011Had me cringing with horror. Jack O'Connell is a star in the making and this is one of the best horrors I have seen in a while. Definitely a must see! Some of the scenes are horrific. Especially the killings.
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March 1, 2011Creepy, gritty, and brutal film. The ending is disturbing as hell. I highly enjoyed this film, even though it filled me with rage (I wanted to kill those fu*king kids!) I can't wait to see what this director does with The Woman in Black remake. Should be very interesting. Anyways... read more
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January 3, 2011Standard survival-against-the- odds fare. The only difference is that instead of the usual monster/alien/chainsaw wielding cannibal, or hillbilly redneck, is this time our hapless victims are fleeing from a gang of bicycle mounted pubescent Brits. Interesting ending. Decently done.
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November 13, 2010Pulse-pounding and well-acted thriller, about an unsuspecting couple, who during a weekend getaway, fall victim to the ill intents of some troubled and violent teenagers. Without giving anything way, this film became succesively more suspenseful as it went along. Very authentic a... read more
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May 18, 2010Really good British horror/thriller film in years: nasty, scary and tight as a drum. The hillbilly horror is so well established as to be it's own subgenre and as a cat-and-mouse movie set in the deep, dark woods, Eden Lake screams from the same sheet. But recasting adds a... read more
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Critic Reviews
November 3, 2008
Dennis Harvey, Variety
December 22, 2008
Lucius Gore, ESplatter
Well acted, well directed, and totally intense, 'Eden Lake' is the best horror film to come out of the UK in years. Full Review
November 6, 2008
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
It's not your typical "wooded horror" movie, but Eden Lake works exceedingly well, and will probably stick in your gut for a little while. Full Review
October 18, 2008
Allan Hunter, Screen International
A gruelling, grimly effective British chiller. Full Review
October 18, 2008
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon
A well acted, smartly directed horror flick that's gory, disturbing, terrifying and topical. Full Review
October 13, 2008
Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly
...while Eden Lake is effective, something feels not quite right about cheering for prepubescent kids to get their fatal comeuppance. Full Review
September 12, 2008
Derek Malcolm, This is London
It is impossible not to admire the way Watkins ratchets up the tension in his debut as director (he wrote My Little Eye) and keeps his tale strictly to 90 minutes. Full Review
September 12, 2008
Anthony Quinn, Independent
Daily Mail scaremongering? Possibly. But formidably well-made, all the same. Full Review
September 12, 2008
Nigel Andrews, Financial Times
Eden Lake: pursuit, persecution, violent death. Full Review
September 12, 2008
Sun Online
It is not often that The Sneak feels like walking out of a movie. But this exploitative, patronising and nauseatingly violent take on Britain's yob culture had your critic eyeing up the exit. Full Review
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