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Eden Lake
Very good film, quality performances and genuinely tense. A little time is spent developing the characters which makes all the difference when the shit hits the fan. The pace of the movie was spot on and I think the younger actors involved deserve a mention for their respective portrayals, all very realistic yobbos! However I do have a complaint..................................
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They've made the effort to make this as realistic as possible, putting our two characters in a horrific situation at the hands of the teenagers. The build up to the torture and how Brett bullies and threatens the others into helping him is powerful and perfectly feasible. The way he so casually burns the young boy alive was a bit of a stretch, almost a throw away shock moment, but ok I'll go along with it.
The problem is the end. When Jenny stumbles into the middle of the party, it not only just happens to be Bretts family house, but out of all the people there not one single person thought to call the police or ambulance? When Bretts family decide to kill Jenny only one person questions it before a quick shrug of the shoulders and acceptance, no-one tries to stop it???? It was way too much of a stretch to accept that. It left a sour taste which was a shame.
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Other than that, it was excellent! Go see
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