a British movie about a couple who goes camping in an old quarry-turned-resort area and meets up with danger in the form of a band of young ruffians.
It's hard to know how to rate Eden Lake. On the one hand, it's a skillfully made movie that does what it sets out to do very well… On the other hand, I kind of hate rewarding such an unremittingly hopeless view of life and of one's fellow man as this film depicts. In one way, it seems so over-the-top that one doubts whether any such animals as these kids could exist. But on the other hand, the characterizations are very well-done and convincing, which makes me say, ‘well, maybe there actually are such creatures running around out there’. I Give it a 9 outta 10!
