Eden Lake (DVD) Reviews

Eden lake is one of the best British films that I've seen in a while! I saw it on tv quite recently and was surprised by how good it was, I was expecting it to be a bit naff to be truthful because the storyline (teenage thugs causing trouble) has been over-done in recent years & become a much of a muchness. The main ...  Read the complete review

Eden Lake is a film with some deep flaws. A middle-class, young couple decide to take a weekend break and camp at Eden Lake which is by some woodland in an area which appears to be situated near a rather drab town. This is a strange decision for such a couple to make seeing they had good jobs and were not short of money. If they had ...  Read the complete review

Star - Michael Fassbender Genre - Horror/Slasher Certificate - 18R Country - British Run Time - 91 minutes Rental - 99p night@Blockbuster high street. ---------------------------------------------------- First rule of British Horror is not to try and make an American slasher movie, the big mistake ...  Read the complete review

I came across some decent ratings for Eden Lake, and as a fan of all things horror I was looking forward to it, without really expecting much. I'd say that this offers a creepier, more tense edge to the genre so it is one I'd recommend for a DVD night. Eden Lake introduces us to Jenny (Kelly Reilly) and Steve (Michael ...  Read the complete review

RELEASED: 2008, Cert. 18 RUNNING TIME: Approx. 90 mins DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY: James Watkins PRODUCERS: Christian Colson & Richard Holmes MUSIC: David Julyan MAIN CAST:- Kelly Reilly as Jenny Michael Fassbender as Steve Jack O'Connell as ...  Read the complete review

The most frustrating thing regarding this film is just the ridiculous behaviour of the two main victims. But if they had done what any sensible person would have done in their position (left as soon as those hideous chavs turned up) then of course there would be no film!. Anyway, the chavs are scarily convincing in that I see kids just ...  Read the complete review

I really enjoyed eden lake but although i found it compelling to watch the realistic storyline made it one of the most frightening things i have seen. A couple in this film are being hunted through the woods (around eden lake) which you may think is a typical horror film, but no they are not being hunted by disfigured hillbillys they are ...  Read the complete review

I don't know where to bloody start with this one.... For me British cinema seems to veer between the gritty and the shitty. There have been some truly outstanding contributions to pop culture from the British industry and with Eden Lake I expected to be served a gritty experience with a side order of ...  Read the complete review

Eden Lake is a 2008 British thriller/horror that was released on DVD in January 2009. I bought my copy just after Christmas when the film was on special offer and just got round to watching it last night. Certificate 18 and a running time of 88 minutes this is my film only review of this title. Plot Jenny (Kelly ...  Read the complete review

I watched this a few weeks ago and now that I have had time to let the dust settle, I thought I'd review it and urge you to see it. If you're bored of the 'Saws' and the remakes of the eighties slashers, then 'Eden Lake' serves up some much needed mayhem. Loved up couple Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbender (interesting name) ...  Read the complete review

This is a great Film 4 2008 British Horror flik written by James Watkins that has a great British cast. The story is about a young couple Jenny (Kelly Reilly) and Steve (Michael Fassbender). Jenny is a nursery teacher and Steve her boyfriend asks her to go away with him on a romantic break, the location is a magical desserted ...  Read the complete review

Eden Lake is a 2008 British Horror film with a relatively unknown cast (excluding the leads) and James Watkins' first feature film. It starts off as most horrors do; the calm before the storm. A couple, Jenny (Kelly Reilly) and Steve (Michael Fassbender) are trying to enjoy a relaxing weekend on what used to be a quiet and ...  Read the complete review

A British horror film rated 18, Eden Lake is a scary insight into something that could really happen to you in real life, making the film believable and even more unnerving. Led by two relative unknowns Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbender, we have Jenny and Steve, a couple off for a romantic weekend together. Steve takes Jenny ...  Read the complete review

I need to start by saying that I really, really didn't enjoy this film. I should definitely point out, however, that the reason I didn't enjoy it was not because the acting was bad or the plot was unoriginal, or anything about the quality of the film itself. I didn't enjoy it because it totally freaked me out! I guess you ...  Read the complete review

The very best horror films of the last 10 years have consistently emanated from places outside of the Hollywood system. Unfortunately, Hollywood has consistently churned out shoddy remakes of foreign horror films, and otherwise made derivative and clunky horrors that are either too self-serious or cliched to hit their targets. Eden Lake, ...  Read the complete review

This is truly an amazing film. Although it is classed as a Horror and it is scary it is more an unnerving look at society and youth culture. When a young couple Jenny and Steve venture on a camping trip to Eden Lake they dont realise that what could be a romantic weekend away could turn into their worste nightmare. After they ...  Read the complete review

If your world view is formed by the Evening Standard, Daily Mail or Metro; if you think travelling means going where the Tube doesn't; and if you think that you can sort good people from bad by the money they earn: this is a horror film that'll be right up your gravel path. West London primary school teacher Jenny and her ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the better British horror films of recent times. Although quite formulaic in its plot - a couple choose a secluded park for a weekend away - there are still some really good twists right until the end. The film also seems to reflect a current view of today's youth which is done so effectively it brings an extra chill ...  Read the complete review

Eden Lake portrays a harrowing view of reality and how our very society is becoming and is sure to send a shiver down your spine. Eden Lake starts off as many other movies showing a happy couple behaving the way any normal couple would. The husband then decides to treat his wife to a 'romantic weekend' away. This is when all ...  Read the complete review

Eden Lake is a British made horror film, made in 2008. Its set, surprise surprise, by a lake, with a couple looking for a nice break camping on the beach, however they are met by a group of thuggish youths, barking dogs and loud music, not the best way to start your break, I'm sure you'd agree. I honestly did not know what to expect with ...  Read the complete review