Eden Lake (2008)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

James Watkins

Writer:

James Watkins (writer)

Release Date:

12 September 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.

Plot Keywords:

Young Couple | Lake | Teen Violence | Hiding | Kicked In The Face

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Kelly Reilly	...	Jenny
Michael Fassbender	...	Steve
Tara Ellis	...	Abi
Jack O'Connell	...	Brett
Finn Atkins	...	Paige
Jumayn Hunter	...	Mark
Thomas Turgoose	...	Cooper
James Burrows	...	Harry
Thomas Gill	...	Ricky
Lorraine Bruce	...	Tanya
Shaun Dooley	...	Jon
James Gandhi	...	Adam
Bronson Webb	...	Reece
Lorraine Stanley	...	Nat
Rachel Gleeves	...	Mel (as Rachel Gleaves)

Also Known As:

Райское озеро (Russia) [ru]
Cauchemar au Lac de l'Eden (Canada: French title) [fr]
O Lago Perfeito (Portugal) (literal title) [pt]
Sem Saída (Brazil) (DVD title) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some nudity and brief drug use.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:18 | France:-16 | USA:R | Sweden:15 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) | Singapore:M18 | Taiwan:R-18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Iceland:18

Filming Locations:

Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Rollercoaster Films

Goofs:

Continuity: Throughout the movie the amount of blood and dirt on Jenny and Steve can change instantly. An example is when Jenny and Steve are hiding underneath the wooden hut (in the lake.) In one shot Steve's chin dips into the lake and this causes his chin to become mostly clean from dried blood and dirt. But in the next shot all the dried blood and dirt is suddenly back covering his entire face.

Quotes:

Brett: Follow the blood!

To those complainers about this movie - read this

Unless you have been in a situation like this then you should all shut your mouths. About 5 years ago my flatmate and I stood up to a bunch of scum like the one's in this superb film. We were trying to defend an old neighbour who lived downstairs from us. The teenagers were shouting all sorts of abuse at the old woman when we stepped in to defend her. I won't bore you with the ins and out's of the whole horrible story but it ended with me getting a bottle across my head and my flatmate being stabbed 9 times and his heart stopping 3 times on the operating table, thank God he survived. Although I found this movie very hard to sit through I was glad I did, because it was very truthful about what has become a very common thing that is happening in many towns and cities around the world (not just in the UK)

I have to say that most kids are decent it's just seems to be the violent incidents are increasing and we do have to look at the bigger picture and to get the kids their parents and society as a whole involved in trying to get at the causes and dealing with them. We should stop turning a blind eye to these kinds of young adults just like the couple in the film do on more than one occasion. In the end we will all become victims of the bully and the idiots who obey them. That's how dictators are born.

As a horror film it works perfectly and it also has relevance to what is going on today

PS the bully and his friends never got a prison sentence, but we both have to live with it in our heads every day.